PREPARED BY: CASEY ERLENHEIM DATE OF MEETING: 06/15/2026
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PRESENTATION AND GENERAL OVERVIEW ON SB 707 COMPLIANCE AND CONSIDER ADOPTING RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN PABLO APPROVING AN ADMINISTRATIVE POLICY PERTAINING TO DISRUPTIONS OF THE CITY'S TELEPHONE OR INTERNET SERVICES DURING CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
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CITY MANAGER RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt Resolution
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Compliance statements
FY 2025-27 Council Priority Workplan Compliance Statements:
This item is not specifically identified in the Council's Priority Workplan but is necessary to ensure compliance with Government Code ? 54953.4 to ensure transparency, accessibility and unencumbered public participation in City Council proceedings leveraging available technology.
BACKGROUND
The Ralph M. Brown Act (Government Code ? 54950 et seq.) establishes requirements for open meetings of local legislative bodies. SB 707 updates provisions related to teleconferencing, including requirements for remote participation, accessibility, translation and procedures for addressing disruptions to meeting access for City Council meetings.
Among other requirements, SB 707 requires the City Council to adopt a technology disruption policy and requires reasonable efforts for outreach to encourage public participation in City Council meetings, particularly among underrepresented and non-English-speaking communities. This policy must be adopted by July 1, 2026.
Technology Disruption Policy
Government Code ? 54953.4 requires the City Council to adopt, by July 1, 2026, a technology disruption policy. The policy must address procedures for responding to disruptions of telephone or internet service during a meeting and the efforts the legislative body will make to restore service. The statute further requires that if a disruption occurs that prevents members of the public from observing or participating in a City Council meeting ...
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