R2008-02 DEFINING MEETING AND ADOPTING PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE

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,• t� • RESOLUTION NO. R2008-02 A RESOLUTION DEFINING MEETING AND ADOPTING PROCEDURES FOR ELECTRONIC ATTENDANCE AT MEETINGS WHEREAS, on January 1, 2007, Public Act 94-1058, amending the Open Meetings Act, takes effect and amends the definition of a"meeting"to mean"Any gathering,whether in person or by video or audio conference, telephone call, electronic means (such as, without limitation, electronic mail, electronic chat and instant messaging), or other means of contemporaneous interactive communication, of a majority of a quorum of the members of a public body held for the purpose of discussing public business,"and it permits attendance of inembers of the public body at public meetings by a means other than physical presence; WHEREAS, to permit attendance by a means other than physical presence, the City of Decatur must adopt rules that conform to the requirements and restrictions of the Open Meetings Act, 5 ILCS 120/7; WHEREAS, the corporate authorities of the City of Decatur desire to permit attendance of members of the City Council of the City of Decatur by means other than physical presence in compliance with the Open Meetings Act; WHEREAS,the corporate authorities of the City of Decatur find that it is necessary that any existing ordinances, resolutions or policies be amended to conform with the term "meeting" to include electronic gatherings as defined in Section 120/1.02 of the Open Meetings Act. 1