What happens when Zoom breaks? Redwood City now has a policy

Redwood City council meetings will have to keep offering remote access under a new state open-meetings law, but if Zoom or phone access fails, officials could continue city business after a required recess and a formal finding that the meeting should go on.

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According to Redwood City Pulse’s source item, What happens when Zoom breaks? Redwood City now has a policy, Redwood City council meetings will have to keep offering remote access under a new state open-meetings law, but if Zoom or phone access fails, officials could continue city business after a required recess and a formal finding that the meeting should go on.

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