The Baldwin Park City Council on Dec. 3 adopted a policy to govern disruptions during remote or hybrid public meetings and to implement statutory changes stemming from SB 707. The policy formalizes procedures for two‑way telephonic or video access, warns remote participants who disrupt meetings, authorizes staff to remove repeatedly disruptive participants, and requires the city to attempt restoration of remote access before pausing and waiting up to one hour if access cannot be restored.

The city attorney summarized the legal requirements: the council must try to restore access when remote participation is interrupted and, if unsuccessful, may recess and resume after at least an hour while making findings about restoration efforts. "The law says we have to try and fix the problem… and if we can't fix the problem, we gotta wait at least an hour, before we can reassume the meeting," the city attorney said. City staff said the city will publish participation instructions on the agenda and website, use a system that prevents remote participants from speaking until called and will run test meetings before the SB 707 July effective date.

Councilmember Manuel Lozano moved to adopt item 9; Councilmember Emmanuel de Estrada seconded. Roll call recorded unanimous approval (Ayala, Estrada, Lozano and Mayor Avila). "We might begin a meeting or two prior to July 1 just so we could test it out," a staff member said during the discussion.

The policy directs staff to publish clear remote‑participation instructions and to run test meetings. The council asked the city attorney for a memorandum and any training resources or webinars that might help staff implement the new rules.