§ 22.40.170. Telephonic participation in regular assembly meetings.

A.

KPB 22.40.170 through KPB 22.40.175 governs the telephonic participation of assembly members at all regular assembly meetings.

B.

The preferred procedure for assembly meetings is that all assembly members should be physically present at the designated time and location for each meeting. However, physical presence may be waived and any member(s) may participate in an assembly meeting by teleconference, subject to the procedures and limitations provided in this section through KPB 22.40.175.

C.

An assembly member participating by teleconference shall, while actually on the teleconference, be deemed to be present at the meeting for all purposes. The assembly member shall make every effort to participate in the entire meeting.

D.

If the assembly president participates telephonically, the assembly vice-president, or the president pro tem, in the assembly vice-president's absence, shall preside over and perform all other functions of the assembly president at the meeting.

E.

"Teleconferencing," for purposes of KPB 22.40.170 through .175, means a method used for remote participation by an assembly member for a meeting of the assembly which must enable the remote member, for the duration of the meeting, to clearly hear all assembly members, the mayor, the borough clerk, the attorney, and public testimony, and to be clearly heard by all assembly members, the mayor, the borough clerk, the attorney, and the public in attendance.

(Ord. No. 2017-06 , § 1, 5-2-17)