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| To enact section 6133.041 of the Revised Code to | 1 |
| authorize a joint board of county commissioners to | 2 |
| conduct proceedings regarding existing joint | 3 |
| county ditches via teleconference or video | 4 |
| conference. | 5 |
| Section 1. That section 6133.041 of the Revised Code be | 6 |
| enacted to read as follows: | 7 |
| Sec. 6133.041. (A) Notwithstanding any other provision of | 8 |
| this chapter or Chapter 6131. of the Revised Code to the contrary, | 9 |
| a joint board of county commissioners, when practicable, may | 10 |
| conduct proceedings regarding existing improvements by video | 11 |
| conference or, if video conference is not available, by | 12 |
| teleconference. The joint board shall make provisions for public | 13 |
| attendance at any location involved in such a proceeding. The | 14 |
| participation of any commissioner or board of county commissioners | 15 |
| in a video conference or teleconference shall occur at the | 16 |
| location of the commissioners' main office or board room in an | 17 |
| open meeting at which the public is allowed to attend. | 18 |
| (B) Before convening a meeting of a joint board of county | 19 |
| commissioners by interactive video conference or by | 20 |
| teleconference, designated staff shall send, via electronic mail, | 21 |
| facsimile, or United States postal service, a copy of | 22 |
| meeting-related documents to each member of the joint board. | 23 |
| (C) The minutes of each joint county ditch meeting shall | 24 |
| specify who was attending by teleconference, who was attending by | 25 |
| video conference, and who was physically present. | 26 |
| (D) Nothing in section 121.22 of the Revised Code prohibits a | 27 |
| joint board of county commissioners from conducting a proceeding | 28 |
| in a manner authorized by this section. | 29 |