{"id":42166,"date":"2022-01-20T07:04:39","date_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:04:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/?p=42166"},"modified":"2022-01-20T07:04:39","modified_gmt":"2022-01-20T12:04:39","slug":"governor-hochul-signs-bill-allowing-remote-meetings-by-government-bodies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/governor-hochul-signs-bill-allowing-remote-meetings-by-government-bodies\/","title":{"rendered":"Governor Hochul Signs Bill Allowing Remote Meetings by Government Bodies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"36378\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wrfalp.com\/city-council-hearing-violates-state-open-meeting-law-own-rules-prohibiting-public-attendance\/openmeetinglaw\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OpenMeetingLaw.jpg?fit=712%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"712,414\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OpenMeetingLaw\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OpenMeetingLaw.jpg?fit=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OpenMeetingLaw.jpg?fit=712%2C414&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignright  wp-image-36378\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OpenMeetingLaw.jpg?resize=375%2C218&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OpenMeetingLaw.jpg?w=712&amp;ssl=1 712w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wrfalp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/OpenMeetingLaw.jpg?resize=300%2C174&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 375px) 100vw, 375px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>Governor <strong>Kathy Hochul<\/strong> signed legislation last Friday extending the authorization for government bodies to hold remote meetings until the <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> public health emergency ends.<\/p>\n<p>The bill extends previous modifications to the <strong>Open Meetings law<\/strong> and permits any public body to hold meetings remotely without in-person access as long as the body records and release the audio or video recording to the public.<\/p>\n<p>The bill allows remote public meetings to continue until the Governor terminates the COVID-19 state emergency.<\/p>\n<p>On January 15, Hochul issued an executive order extending the State Disaster emergency, and thus the remote meeting authorization, until February 14, 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The authorization allows government bodies to hold meetings remotely or in-person as long as <strong>CDC<\/strong> and <strong>New York State Department of Health<\/strong> guidance is followed.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation last Friday extending the authorization for government bodies to hold remote meetings until the COVID-19 public health emergency ends. 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