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RELEVANT LINKS: <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, <br />subd. 1. <br />• The presiding officer, chief legal counsel, or chief administrative officer <br />for the affected governing body determines that an in -person meeting or <br />a meeting conducted through interactive technology is not practical or <br />prudent because of a health pandemic or an emergency declared under <br />chapter 12 of the Minnesota Statutes. <br />• All members of the governing body participating in the meeting can <br />hear each other and can hear all discussion and testimony. <br />• Members of the public present at the regular meeting location can hear <br />all discussion, testimony, and votes of the members of the body, unless <br />attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the <br />health pandemic or emergency declaration. <br />• At least one member of the governing body, chief legal counsel, or <br />chief administrative officer is physically present at the regular meeting <br />location, unless unfeasible due to the health pandemic or emergency <br />declaration. <br />• All votes are conducted by roll call so that each member's vote on each <br />issue can be identified and recorded. <br />• If meeting is conducted through interactive technology or telephone <br />DPO 21-003 <br />because of a health pandemic, a quorum may not be present at the in - <br />person meeting location. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, <br />Each member of the governing body participating in a meeting by <br />subd. 2. <br />telephone or other interactive technology is considered present at the <br />meeting for purposes of determining a quorum and participating in all <br />proceedings. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, <br />If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a meeting, to the <br />subd. 3. <br />extent practical, the public body shall allow a person to monitor the meeting <br />electronically from a remote location. <br />If attendance at the regular meeting location is not feasible due to the health <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, <br />subd. s. <br />pandemic or emergency declaration and the public body's practice is to <br />offer a public comment period at in -person meetings, members of the <br />public shall be permitted to comment from a remote location during the <br />public comment period of the meeting, to the extent practical. <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.021, <br />If telephone or interactive technology is used to conduct a regular, special, <br />subd. 4. <br />or emergency meeting, the public body shall provide notice of the regular <br />meeting location, of the fact that some members may participate by <br />telephone or interactive technology, and, if practical, the option of <br />Minn. Stat. § 13D.04. <br />connecting to the meeting remotely. <br />Notice of Pandemic or state <br />The timing and method of providing notice will depend on whether the <br />of Emergency Meeting, <br />LMC Model. <br />meeting is a regular, special, or emergency meeting. <br />League of Minnesota Cities Handbook for Minnesota Cities 8/30/2022 <br />Meetings, Motions, Resolutions, and Ordinances Chapter 7 1 Page 9 <br />