Title
Procedure to Resume In-Person Council Meetings
Brief Description: Council members will discuss plans for resumption of in-person Council meetings and workshops at the Town Hall.
Body
Legislative History
None.
Purpose & Explanation
Due to the Coronavirus outbreak and out of extreme caution for the health and well-being of public officials, staff, and other attendees, meetings of Hudson City Council have been held remotely via video-conference since March 24, 2020, in accordance with Ohio Revised Code Section 121.22 specific to recent amendments made in light of the COVID-19 declared emergency. As has been the practice in past in-person meetings, the virtual meetings have been broadcast via public live-stream on Hudson Community Television and the City's website (www.hudson.oh.us), and archived videos are available online. The public has had the ability to participate in virtual meetings by either submitting written comments or requesting to speak live during Council's regular meetings.
Council members would like to resume in-person meetings as soon as practicable. Staff will present a plan for holding regular and workshop meetings of City Council in the upstairs meeting room of Town Hall and will discuss logistics, including limited room capacity and required safety measures, compliant with Ohio's COVID-19 regulations for in-person public meetings. Due to the limited room capacity, hybrid meetings would be necessary, with some attendees joining both in-person and virtually. Members of the public will need to make reservations for in-person attendance.
As well, audio-visual equipment needs will be addressed. See attached memo for additional details and related cost estimates.
Timing Considerations
To be determined.
Fiscal Impact
X To be determined, dependent on option selected (see attached memo).
Currently Budgeted (Account #, $)
Supplemental Appropriation Required (Account #, $)
Appropriation Not Required.
Recommendation
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