Date:
October 27, 2026 25
To: Board of Supervisors
Title
Requests for Boards and Commissions to Hold Meetings by Teleconference (Districts: All)
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Overview
On October 3, 2025, Governor Newsom signed Senate Bill (SB) 707 (Durazo), which created new requirements for local legislative bodies conducting meetings under the Brown Act. This item asks the Board of Supervisors (Board) to consider requests from County of San Diego boards and commissions seeking authorization to conduct, or continue to conduct, teleconference (hybrid) meetings in compliance with SB 707’s updated meeting and accessibility standards.
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Recommendation by Chief Administrative Officer:
Consider the following requests by County boards, commissions, and committees to conduct meetings via teleconference for the next six months:
New Requests:
Arts & Culture Commission
Commission for Status of Women and Girls
Environmental Health & Quality Advisory Board
North County Gang Commission
Past Grand Jurors Association Implementation Review Committee
Renewal Requests:
Committee for Persons with Disabilities
Flood Control District Advisory Commission
Health Services Advisory Board
Jess Martin Park Advisory Committee
County Service Area No. 81 Fallbrook Local Parks Advisory Committee
County Service Area No. 128 San Miguel Local Park District Citizen Advisory Board
County Service Area No. 138 Valley Center Park and Recreation Advisory Committee
If the Board agrees, approve these requests by making the following findings:
The Board of Supervisors has considered the circumstances of these board, commissions, and committees and finds teleconference meetings appropriate.
Teleconference meetings will enhance public access. The public has been informed of the remote participation options, including audio-visual or telephonic access, and was provided an opportunity to comment at an in-person meeting authorizing remote participation.
Teleconference meetings will support recruitment, rete...
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