Agencies Don’t Have to Cancel Meetings When Website Outages Temporarily Affect Availability of Online Agendas
by Derek P. Cole on February 1, 2016
posted in Meetings,
Local agency officials are well aware of the basic requirements for public-meeting agendas. They know, for instance, that agendas for regular meetings must be posted at least 72 hours in advance. In light of legislation that took effect in 2012, they also know that if their agencies post agendas online—which most local agencies now do—the agendas must be posted online within the same timeframe. But what happens if an agency’s website goes down during the period in which the agenda must be online? Does that mean the agency can’t take any action on any of the business items for the ... Continue Reading
