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Absence from a regular meeting shall be considered unexcused if the member fails to convey the reason for his or her absence to the Mayor, City Manager or City Secretary or otherwise fails to give sufficient information to the City Council to enable it to determine the reason for the absence. Furthermore, absence due solely to the refusal of the member to participate in a meeting through telephonic or video conference call, when such measures are legally available to the member in accordance with state law, shall be considered unexcused when the member fails to show good cause why the member could not participate through such methods. If a member is absent for more than fifty (50) percent of a meeting without being excused by the City Council in accordance with rules and procedures established herein, the member shall be considered absent from such meeting. At the next regular meeting following the third consecutive regular meeting from which the member was absent, the City Council shall by vote determine whether the member's absence from each of the three (3) consecutive regular meetings is deemed excused or unexcused. Section 2. Open Meetings Act Notice. The City Council officially finds, determines, recites, and declares that a sufficient written notice of the date, hour, place and subject of this meeting of the City Council was posted at a place convenient to the public at the City Hall of the City for the time required by law preceding this meeting, as required by the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 5 51, Texas Government Code; and that this meeting has been open to the public as required by law at all times during which this ordinance and the subject matter thereof has been discussed, considered and formally acted upon. The City Council further ratifies, approves and confirms such written notice and the contents and posting thereof. Section 3. Repeal. All ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict herewith are hereby repealed to the extent of such conflict only. Section 4. Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect immediately upon its passage and approval. PASSED AND APPROVED, this 1311 day of November 2023. CITY OF LAIPORTE, TEXAS 4Ai Louis igby, a r APPROVED AS TO FORM: Clark T. Askins, City Attorney low 5 coup .