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Paulette Rosa
Ithaca Town Clerk
Town's Clerk Office
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Ithaca NY 14850
KATHY HOCHUL
GOVERNOR
ROBERT J. RODRIGUEZ
SECRETARY OF STATE
May 18, 2022 1
041,
RE: Town of Ithaca, Local Law 9,10,11 2022, filed on May 13 2022
Dear Sir/Madam:
The above referenced material was filed by this office as indicated. Additional
local law filing forms can be obtained from our website, www.dos.ny.gov.
Sincerely,
State Records and Law Bureau
(518) 473-2492
TOWN OF ITHACA
A LOCAL LAW AUTHORIZING THE TOWN'S PUBLIC BODIES TO USE
VIDEOCONFERENCING TECHNOLOGY TO PARTICIPATE IN PUBLIC MEETINGS
Be it enacted by the Town Board of the Town of Ithaca as follows:
Section 1 Legislative Intent
It is the intent of this local law to give the town's public bodies, as that term is defined in Public
Officers Law § 102, the authority to participate in meetings via videoconference in a manner
consistent with the town's videoconferencing policy and the authority granted in Public Officers
Law § 103-a.
Section 2 Authority
This local law is adopted pursuant to Public Officers Law § 103-a which expressly authorizes the
Town Board to adopt a local law giving the town's public bodies the authority to participate in
meetings via videoconference from locations not accessible to the public so long as a quorum of
the body participates from locations where the public may be physically present and other
conditions are met.
Section 3 Videoconferencing for Public Meetings
The Town Board of the Town of Ithaca hereby authorizes members of the Town's public bodies to
participate in meetings using videoconferencing technology in a manner consistent with Public
Officers Law § 1.03-a and the town's videoconferencing policy adopted by the Town Board.
Section 4. Severability
If any clause, sentence, paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or the application thereof
to any person, firm or corporation, or circumstance, shall be adjusted by any court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid or unconstitutional, such order or judgment shall not affect, impair, or
invalidate the remainder thereof, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence,
paragraph, subdivision, or part of this Local Law or in its application to the person, individual,
firm or corporation or circumstance, directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment
or order shall be rendered.
Section 5. Effective date
This local law shall take effect immediately upon filing with the Secretary of State.
Adopted 2022-05-09