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Scheduling Special Town Council Meetings this Summer
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to schedule special meetings for Tuesday, July 14 at 7:00 p.m. and Tuesday, August 18 at 7:00 p.m. to receive COVID19 updates from Chief Schmidt.
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DEPARTMENT: Town Clerk
CONTACT INFORMATION: Cathy Dorando
INFORMATION: Regular meetings of the Council are not scheduled this July and August. A few Council members have expressed interest in scheduling special meetings during the summer break to receive updates on the coronavirus pandemic. Staff have identified July 14th and August 18th as dates.
Chief Schmidt will continue to update the Council weekly throughout July and August with e-mail updates on the pandemic. He will continue to take questions and get answers to questions posed by Council members, and e-mail those back to Council members as soon as possible during this time.
If the need arises, the Council could decide to schedule an additional special meeting during July or August before regular meetings resume on September 1.
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: There will be additional costs and staff work associated with agenda preparation and meeting logistics for cablecasting and broadcasting of these meetings.
RECOMMENDATION:r It is recommended that the Town Council consider this item.