Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 58 - RETIREMENT
Part V - Firefighters' Pension and Relief Fund for the City of New Orleans and Vicinity
Chapter 21 - Procedural Rules and Regulations of the Board of Trustees
Section V-2103 - Disability Accommodations

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code V-2103

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

A. Despite ineligibility to conduct open meetings via electronic means, nonetheless the fund is obligated to provide for participation via electronic means on an individualized basis by people with disabilities.

B. People with disabilities are defined as any of the following:

1. a member of the public with a disability recognized by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA);

2. a designated caregiver of such a person; or

3. a participant member of the fund with an ADA-qualifying disability.

C. The written public notice for an open meeting, as required by R.S. 42:19, shall include the name, telephone number and email address of the fund representative to whom a disability accommodation may be submitted.

D. The requestor shall be provided with an accommodation, including the teleconference and/or video conference link, for participation via electronic means as soon as possible following receipt of the request, but no later than the start of the scheduled meeting.

E. Participation via electronic means shall count for purposes of establishing quorum and voting.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with Act 393 of the 2023 Regular Session of the Louisiana Legislature.

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