Tennessee Code Title 8. Public Officers and Employees § 8-44-108

(1) “Electronic means of communication” means real-time communication by video conference or audio conference and may include the use of an internet-based platform but does not include email;

(2) “Governing body” means the governing body of a board, agency, or commission of state government and includes emergency communications district boards of directors assisted by the emergency communications board, created by § 7-86-302;  and

(3) “Meeting” has the same definition as in § 8-44-102.

(4) “Community meeting” means the convening of members of a community in a political subdivision to discuss and receive information about community public business;

(5) “Local governing body” means a local governmental public body that consists of two (2) or more members with the authority to make decisions for or recommendations to a public body on policy or administration;

(1) Allow members of the public to:

(2) Publish a notice and agenda as required by this part or other law that:

(3) Make a recording of the meeting, and post the recording or a link to the recording on the governing body's website.  The governing body shall post the recording or link to the recording as soon as possible but no later than two (2) business days after the meeting.  The governing body shall continue to publish on its website the recording or link to the recording for at least one (1) year, and shall retain the recording or link for at least three (3) years after the recording was created;

(4) Ensure that each part of a meeting required to be open to the public is audible to the public at the physical location specified in the notice of the meeting.  Each member participating by electronic means of communication must be able to simultaneously hear each other and speak to each other during the meeting.  A member participating by electronic means of communication shall identify the persons present in the room from which the member is participating;

(5) Prior to the meeting, provide to a member of a governing body participating by electronic means the same documents that will be discussed at the meeting with substantially the same content as those documents actually presented to members physically present;

(6) Take a roll call vote for all votes taken during a meeting held pursuant to this subsection (c);  and

(7) Ensure that members of the governing body participating by electronic means are identifiable by name to the public throughout the duration of the meeting.

(1) Allow members of the public to:

(2) Provide notice of the community meeting by publishing:

(3) Make a recording of the community meeting, and post the recording or a link to the recording on the local governing body's website.  The local governing body shall post the recording or link to the recording as soon as possible but no later than four (4) business days after the community meeting.  The governing body shall continue to publish on its website the recording or link to the recording for at least one (1) year, and shall retain the recording for at least three (3) years after the recording was created;

(4) Ensure that each member of the local governing body participating by electronic means of communication is able to simultaneously hear each other and speak to each other during the meeting.  A member participating by electronic means of communication shall identify the persons present in the room from which the member is participating;

(5) Ensure that members of the local governing body participating in a community meeting by electronic means are identifiable by name to the public throughout the duration of the meeting;  and

(6) Not vote on any matter during a community meeting where the members are participating by electronic means.