Meeting_Body
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
MARCH 19, 2026
Subject
SUBJECT: INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DISRUPTION POLICY
Action
ACTION: APPROVE RECOMMENDATION
Heading
RECOMMENDATION
Title
AMEND the Board Rules and Procedures to include the Information Technology (IT) Disruption Policy (Attachment A) as required by State law.
(REQUIRES SEPARATE, SIMPLE MAJORITY VOTE OF THE BOARD)
Issue
ISSUE
SB 707 (Attachment B), signed into law in October 2025, updates and extends the relaxed teleconferencing options first authorized under Assembly Bill (AB) 2449 (Rubio). Such relaxed rules include the ability to participate in a public meeting from a remote location that is not accessible to the public, if certain requirements are met.
One requirement of SB 707 is approval of an IT Disruption Policy by July 1, 2026, by separate majority vote of the eligible legislative body. The policy must address how the Board will proceed with the business on its agenda if there are technical or telephonic challenges during a board meeting. SB 707 dictates procedures which have been incorporated into this policy.
Background
BACKGROUND
SB 707 modernizes the Ralph M. Brown Act by extending the relaxed modifications set forth by AB 2449 in September 2022 and updating the teleconferencing rules for public meetings. SB 707 extends the relaxed teleconferencing rules under specified circumstances until January 1, 2030.
The Board qualifies as an "eligible legislative body" under SB 707. Among other things, SB 707 establishes new requirements for "eligible legislative bodies" related to:
* Public remote access to Committee and Board meetings via two-way audiovisual or telephonic participation;
* Captioning activation when using audiovisual platforms;
* Adoption of a service disruption policy for remote participation (by July 1, 2026); and
* Expanded accessibility and translation requirements for notices and websites (beginning July 1, 2026).
Metro is currently meeting all the ab...
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