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TOWN OF MOORESVILLE <br />RESOLUTION NO: 2021- 14' <br />A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN OF MOORESVILLE TO ESTABLISH THE POLICY BY <br />WHICH MEMBERS OF THE TOWN OF MOORESVILLE COUNCIL MAY PARTICIPATE <br />IN MEETINGS BY ELECTRONIC MEANS OF COMMUNICATION <br />WHEREAS, P.L. 88-2021 (HEA 1437), SEC. 5, amended IC 5-14-1.5-1 et seq. ("Act"), <br />effective April 20, 2021 by amending IC 5-14-1.5-3.5 to prescribe new requirements by which <br />members of a public agency of a political subdivision may participate in a meeting by any <br />electronic means of communication; <br />WHEREAS, a member of the governing body may participate by any means of <br />communication that: <br />• Allows all participating members of the governing body to simultaneously <br />communicate with each other, and <br />• Except for a meeting that is an executive session, allows the public to simultaneously <br />attend and observe the meeting; <br />WHEREAS, the Act requires the governing body to adopt a written policy establishing <br />the procedures that apply to a member's participation in a meeting by an electronic means of <br />communication and may adopt procedures that are more restrictive than the procedures <br />established by I 5-14-1.5-3.5(d); and <br />WHEREAS, the legislative body of the Town of Mooresville is a five (5) member board <br />established by the laws found in Indiana Code § 36-5-2, et. al. ("Council'); <br />WHEREAS, the Council, as the governing body, is responsible for overseeing all fiscal <br />matters obligating the Town of Mooresville: <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MOORESVILLE TOWN COUNCIL: <br />Section 1. (a) The provisions of the Act, including definitions, apply to this resolution. <br />(b) This resolution shall be known as the "Electronic Meetings Policy" of the <br />Mooresville Town Council and applies to the Council and any committee <br />appointed directly by the Council or its presiding officer. <br />Section 2. (a) Subject to Sections 3 and 5, any member may participate in a meeting by any <br />electronic means of communication that: (i) allows all participating members of <br />