{"id":"ND-016","kind":"order","level":"state","jurisdiction":"North Dakota","state":"ND","metro":"","industry":"","agency":"","eco":"","issuer":"Governor Doug Burgum","authority":"N.D. Const. art. V, § 1; N.D.C.C. ch. 37-17.1","instrument":"Executive Order 2020-16","title":"Open-meetings law suspended to the extent it requires a physical meeting room and speakerphone when governing bodies meet remotely","dateIssued":"2020-03-30","effective":"2020-03-30; for the duration of the declared state of emergency","end":"2021-04-30 (EO 2021-09)","startDate":"2020-03-30","endDate":"2021-04-30","quarters":["2020Q2","2020Q3","2020Q4","2021Q1","2021Q2"],"types":["CRT","GATH"],"addressees":["governing bodies of public entities"],"clause":"hereby suspends the requirements that a meeting room be available to the public and that a speakerphone or monitor be provided at a physical location under NDCC § 44-04-19 when members of a governing body are attending a meeting via remote means.","enforcement":"Suspension of statute","functions":["CRT public bodies (permits, zoning, licensing boards meeting remotely)","PM permits and approvals"],"notes":"Recital records the State\u0027s operative practice: \u0027working from home, frequent handwashing, social distancing and limiting group gatherings to no more than 10 people\u0027.","sourceUrl":"https://www.governor.nd.gov/sites/www/files/documents/executive-orders/Executive%20Order%202020-16%20open%20meetings.pdf","snapshot":"","fileExists":true,"fileBytes":97683,"grade":"primary","character":"","description":"","collection":"ND","url":"/library/ND-016","exhibitUrl":"/exhibit/ND-016","citation":"Governor Doug Burgum, Executive Order 2020-16 (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. ND-016)","stateName":"North Dakota","related":["ND-015","ND-017","ND-012","ND-018","ND-011","ND-019","ND-020","ND-010","ND-009","ND-023","ND-005","ND-006"]}