Senate Bill 1502 Printer's Number 2044
PENNSYLVANIA, October 15 - issue in either an official or unofficial capacity.]
(b) A majority of the members of the board of supervisors
shall constitute a quorum. Except as provided in subsection (c),
only members of the board of supervisors physically present at a
meeting place within the township shall be counted in
establishing a quorum.
(c) (1) The board of supervisors may, under an established
telecommunications policy and under paragraph (2), provide for
the participation of members of the board in township meetings
by means of telecommunication devices, including telephones or
computer terminals, which permit, at a minimum, audio
communication between locations, if the following apply:
(i) A majority of the members of the board is physically
present at the advertised meeting place within the township and
a quorum is established at the convening or reconvening of the
meeting. If, after the convening or reconvening of a meeting, a
member of the board has been disqualified from voting as a
matter of law, and is still physically present, members of the
board participating by telecommunication device in accordance
with this section shall be counted to maintain a quorum.
(ii) The telecommunication device used permits the member or
members of the board not physically present at the meeting to:
(A) speak to and hear the comments and votes, if any, of the
members of the board who are physically present, as well as
other members of the board who may not be physically present and
are also using a telecommunication device to participate in the
meeting; and
(B) speak to and hear the comments of the public who are
physically present at the meeting.
(iii) The telecommunication device used permits the members
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