Once a rarity, remote government meetings appear here to stay
OLYMPIA — When the pandemic forced city councils and school boards to stop meeting in person and start conducting business remotely, a funny thing happened.
More people showed up to watch.
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“The state Legislature did citizens a favor when it passed (House Bill 1329),” said George Erb of the Washington Coalition for Open Government. “It is one of the more ambitious updates of the state Open Public Meetings Act in recent years … by recognizing the usefulness of digital technology and incorporating some of the civic lessons we learned during the pandemic.”
House Bill 1329 updates the state’s open meeting law to encourage government bodies to keep offering an option to participate remotely even when they meet in person.
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