participation of council members and the public in council
meetings by means of telecommunication devices, such as
telephones or computer terminals, which permit, at a minimum,
audio communication between locations.[, if the following apply:
(1) A majority of the membership of council then in
office is physically present at the advertised meeting place
within the borough and a quorum is established at the
convening or reconvening of the meeting. If, after the
convening or reconvening of a meeting, a member has been
disqualified from voting as a matter of law, but is still
physically present, council members participating by
telecommunication device in accordance with this section
shall be counted to maintain a quorum.
(2) The telecommunication device used permits the member
or members of council not physically present at the meeting
to:
(i) speak to and hear the comments and votes, if
any, of the members of council who are physically
present, as well as other members of council who may not
be physically present and are also using a
telecommunication device to participate in the meeting;
and
(ii) speak to and hear the comments of the public
who are physically present at the meeting.
(3) The telecommunication device used permits the
members of council and the members of the public who are
physically present at the meeting to speak to and hear the
comments and the vote, if any, of the member or members of
council who are not physically present at the meeting.
(4) Physical absence of a council member. Council may
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