Section 2-577 - [Effective Until 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, or steps are taken that are reasonably calculated to allow the public to view or hear the meeting while the meeting is taking place, or, if doing so is not technologically feasible, as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable;(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.