Section 2-577 - [Effective 3/1/2025] Meeting procedures(a) A meeting may be held by video conference, telephone conference, or other electronic means; provided, that: (1) Reasonable arrangements are made to accommodate the public's right to attend the meeting.(2) The meeting is recorded; and(3) All votes are taken by roll call.(b) All provisions of this subchapter shall apply to electronic meetings.(c) E-mail exchanges between members of a public body shall not constitute an electronic meeting.(d) When an emergency meeting is convened, the presiding officer shall open the meeting with a statement explaining the subject of the meeting, the nature of the emergency, and how public notice was provided.Amended by D.C. Law 25-194,§ 2, 71 DCR 006752, eff. 7/19/2024, exp. 3/1/2025.Amended by D.C. Law 25-511,§ 2, 0 DCR 0, eff. 7/18/2024, exp. 10/16/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 25-442,§ 2, 71 DCR 004621, eff. 4/15/2024, exp. 7/14/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 25-53, § 2, 70 DCR 010696, eff. 9/16/2023, exp. 4/28/2024.Amended by D.C. Law 24-226, § 5 , 69 DCR 013983, eff. 12/21/2022, exp. 8/3/2023.Amended by D.C. Law 24-564, § 5 , 0 DCR 0, eff. 10/17/2022, exp. 1/15/2023.Amended by D.C. Law 24-83, § 5 , 68 DCR 012375, eff. 3/2/2022, exp. 10/13/2022.Amended by D.C. Law 24-306, § 5 , 69 DCR 000630, eff. 1/24/2022, exp. 4/23/2022.Amended by D.C. Law 24-125, § 3 , 68 DCR 007342, eff. 7/24/2021, exp. 10/22/2021.Amended by D.C. Law 24-9, § VIII-809 , 68 DCR 004824, eff. 6/24/2021, exp. 2/4/2022.Amended by D.C. Act 23-405, § VIII-809 , 67 DCR 9400, eff. 8/19/2020.Oct. 21, 1968, Pub. L. 90-614, title IV, § 407; as added Mar. 31, 2011, D.C. Law 18-350, § 2, 58 DCR 734; May 27, 2020, D.C. Act 23-326, § 809(c), 0 DCR 0.This section is set out more than once due to postponed, multiple, or conflicting amendments.