Council public meetings and hearings closed to public attendance (written and online comment only); all work sessions cancelled through April 22, 2020; Board of Health meetings under the same protocols (Mar. 20, 2020)

The record

Jurisdiction

Clark County, Washington · Portland · Oregon

Level

County

Authority

Clark County Home Rule Charter; RCW 42.30 (Open Public Meetings Act) as modified by Proclamation 20-28 (Mar. 24, 2020) (Ex. WA-020)

Issued

2020-03-20 Mar. 20, 2020

Effective

2020-03-24 (first affected hearing) (read as 2020-03-24)

End

Work sessions cancelled through Apr. 22, 2020; remote-meeting practice continued under Proclamation 20-28 and its extensions (to 20-28.15, Jan. 19, 2021, Ex. WA-058) (read as 2020-04-22)

In force

Mar. 24, 2020 to Apr. 22, 2020

Quarters

2020 Q2

2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3

Limitation types

Gathering capCourts and public offices

Addressees

• the public (attendance at Council and Board of Health meetings)
• applicants and parties to land-use and other hearings

Functions reached

• CRT public hearings (land-use, permits, contracts) limited to time-sensitive items
• PM permits and plan approvals dependent on Council hearings
• BD public bidding and contract approvals

Collection

Portland MET-PDX

Operative words

The public hearing scheduled for 6 pm Tuesday, March 24 will be held in the sixth-floor training room in the Public Service Center... Council members will be present for the hearing. However the meeting will be closed to the public. CVTV will continue to stream hearings live... Anyone wishing to comment during Public Comment or on Consent and Separate Business items may do so by using an online form... The council canceled all its work sessions through April 22. Moving forward, the council has directed staff to only schedule items for hearings that are time sensitive.

Enforcement

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