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A. City board, commission, and committee meetings shall be held regularly in the Parks and Public Works Building located at 769 Village Way, Monroe, Washington 98272; provided, that the regular meetings of the planning commission and the economic development advisory board shall be held in Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue Station 31 located at 163 Village Court, Monroe, Washington 98272. Unless otherwise provided by this title or other city council directive, the time of such meetings shall be designated by official action of each board, commission, or committee. A current list of such meeting times shall be maintained in the office of the city clerk. The chair or majority of the board, commission, or committee may call a special meeting to be held at the same or a different location. All meetings shall be open to the public, unless otherwise provided by ordinance or enacting resolution, as applicable. All meetings shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 42.30 RCW as applicable. Whenever feasible, virtual attendance at meetings of boards, commissions, and committees shall also be available to the public via telephonic and other electronic methods, the connection information of which shall be provided to the public at time of publication of the meeting agenda.

B. Members are encouraged to attend meetings in-person, to the extent practicable; however, members may, from time to time, attend meetings remotely subject to the requirements of this section.

1. During periods of a declared emergency, fully remote meetings are allowed where the members, staff, and the public can attend via telephonic or other electronic means that allows real-time verbal communication without being in the same physical location. Any such fully remote meeting shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 42.30 RCW, as applicable.

2. During nonemergent periods, a physically present quorum of members is not required in order to conduct a meeting, if a quorum of members is obtained through either physical presence at the meeting and/or through telephonic or other electronic means that allows real-time verbal communication without being in the same physical location. Any such remote participation shall comply with the requirements of Chapter 42.30 RCW, as applicable.

Code reviser’s note: The amendments of Ords. 010/2023 and 021/2023 shall be effective until July 5, 2025.

(Ord. 021/2023 § 1; Ord. 010/2023 § 2; Ord. 017/2022 § 5; Ord. 017/2019 § 7)