SECTION 1. Notwithstanding any general or special law to the contrary, the Town of Lexington may, by bylaw, permit a representative town meeting to be held through remote participation or a hybrid of in-person and remote participation, including, but not limited to, by means of a video of telephone conferencing platform. All actions taken during a completely remote or hybrid remote town meeting held pursuant to this act shall have the same effect as if the town meeting had been held in person.

SECTION 2. In addition to and without limiting the authority of the Lexington select board or moderator under this act or any other general or special law, the select board may declare that a session of town meeting called to be held either entirely in-person or through a hybrid of remote and in-person participation shall be held entirely in a remote participation in the event that, due to an emergency, no suitable town facility is available in the town of Lexington in accordance with the provisions of Section 10A of Chapter 39 of the General Laws. The procedures of said Section 10A of Chapter 39 shall apply to the change to an entirely remote meeting.