HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance 22-051-CCBOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Grant County, Washington
ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO.22- -
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CHAPTER 2.04 OF THE GRANT
COUNTY CODE TITLED "BOARD
OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS"
RECITALS:
WHEREAS, the Grant County Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) has recently
gained significant experience with remote meetings due to the COVID 19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, The BOCC now believes that the benefit of allowing for remote attendance
at meetings is beneficial; and
WHEREAS, Technology has evolved to allow more effective means of remote attendance;
and
WHEREAS, The BOCC intends to continue to utilize technology to allow video
conferencing and viewing by the public in all of its open meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, the Grant County Board of
Commissioners -hereby amends Grant County Code Section 2.04 as follows:
2.04.010 —Meetings �
The Board of County Commissioners (Board) shall conduct its formal business meetings on
Tuesdays at 2:00 pm unless some other time is designated by the Board, or the Board may cancel
the formal business meeting for the week. Times for formal business meetings shall be
published in the Board's weekly agenda. Formal business meetings shall be conducted
according to the current addition of Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised. The Board may
hold informal meetings any time the Board is in session.
2.04.020 — In Session
The Board of County Commissioners are in session on each Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday and Friday except for holidays.
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2.04.030 Electronic, Remote Attendance.
(a) Any member of the Board may attend and participate in all or part of a regular meeting,
special meeting, or executive session by video conferencing or other form of telephonic
communication by means of which the member can hear what is said at the meeting and be heard
by other persons attending the meeting.
Participation may include voting on any matter before the Board. COMM.Q. beard- me/M&LbJej. X.Lj.1%11&Ls3t be
any -regular meeting or =3 iapfi:n CK Executive sessions shall not require
the physical presence of any board member.
(b) This section shall not apply to any record appeal hearing before the board of county
commissioners conducted under the Grant County Code and/or Unified Development Code.
(c) A member who plans to attend a meeting by video conferencing or telephonic means is
requested to provide notice at a regular meeting prior to the meeting to be attended by video
conferencing or telephonic means to ensure the clerk of the board will arrange for a facility to
Qf lanct one ffiiambexr wide host the electronic conference. k141L1X%/"kjL1 LX1%/JL-LXL.1 e phy4cally-fwe-,-sent-.- If such notice is
not provided the member shall provide reasonable notice to the clerk of the board. -TV-1fl.-�, obAll 6a
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(d) The clerk of the board or designee shall provide the means by which a member of the
public may observe the meeting. Unless dictated otherwise by a declared emergency, the clerk
shall make available a space for the public to observe and hear the meeting. That space shall
be the Commissioner's Hearing Room unless otherwise published on the agenda or notice of
the meeting and/or posted at the hearing room. If available the clerk of the board shall also
provide a means to broadcast the commissioner's meetings on the web or by other means. A
link or other information designating how to observe the meeting shall be published with the
notice of the meeting. Some means of public observation of the meeting is required.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED this day of 2022.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Danny E. /Ktone, ch.-i
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Cmy Cart M
AT -TEST:
B a J. Vasqu
A istrative A LC I , of the Board
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