Item 21 - Implementation of Brown Act Changes Pursuant to SB 707

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the two-way telephonic service or two-way audiovisual platform, as defined by the Brown Act, the City Council shall follow the procedures outlined herein. (b) Recess. Upon the presiding officer's awareness of a technological disruption that prevents members of the public from attending or observing a meeting remotely, the presiding officer shall announce the disruption to the public. The presiding officer shall then call for a recess of the open session or convene the legislative body in closed session, consistent with the Brown Act. Staff will then begin a good faith attempt to diagnose and restore the disrupted service. The meeting shall remain in recess for at least one (1) hour or until service is restored, whichever is sooner. (c) Good Faith Efforts to Restore Disrupted Service. City shall make good faith efforts to restore disrupted service by any of the following means: (1) troubleshooting platform or teleconferencing software, (2) resetting or replacing audiovisual equipment, (3) attempting alternative connection methods, (4) contacting necessary support staff or service providers, and/or (5) switching to back-up equipment or platforms, if available. The City Clerk or their designee shall document the good faith efforts undertaken in the Minutes. Minutes shall also reflect the nature and time of the disruption, the time the meeting was reconvened (if applicable), and the finding required by SB 707, as delineated in (e) below. (d) Reconvening. If service has been restored during the one (1) hour of good faith effort being made, the meeting may be reconvened. If service has not been restored after one (1) hour of good faith effort, the City Council may: (1) adjourn the meeting, (2) extend the recess to allow staff more time to make a good faith effort to restore remote access service, or (3) continue the meeting in open session by adopting, by roll call vote, the finding contained in (e), below. Adoption of this finding shall be made by rollcall vote. (e) Finding. A meeting may be reconvened during a disruption of service if the following finding can be made: The City has made good faith efforts to restore telephonic or internet service in accordance with its adopted policy, and the public interest in continuing the meeting outweighs the public interest in remote access. (f) Exceptions. This Section 8 shall not apply to a meeting held for the following: a. Attend a judicial or administrative proceeding to which the local agency is a party. Resolution No. 2026-XXXX Page 6 of 8