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Joint Board of Health/Select Board Meeting
Wednesday June 17 , 2020 at 7 : OOPM
Remote Participation Meeting
Board of Health members on remotely : Annette Graczewski , MT (ASCD) , Chair : Carmen Scherzo, DVM, Vice Chair ; Joe Ford
and Penny Hausser Holeman , MPH , MA , MS
Board members absent : Lucas Dinwiddie
Select Board members on remotely : Dave Whitney , Chair ; Mary Chaffee ; Cynthia Bingham ; Ben deRuyter and John Dickson
Others present remotely : Peter Lombardi , Town Administrator ; Susan Broderick, Assistant Town Administrator ; Amy von
Hone, R. S. , C. H. O. , Health Director , Sherrie McCullough , R. S . , Assistant Health Director and Tammi Mason , Senior
Department Assistant
1 . Joint Board of Health and Select Board discussion and vote to reopen Town Offices :
Mr . Lombardi spoke about the memo he had given to the Board of Health members and the Select Board members . It
provided a broad overview of where the Town has been and where it is going in terms of reopening. He is proposing to
open to employees on June 29th and to the public the week of July 6th,
The Town Offices have been closed since March 16, 2020 when the Select Board and the BOH jointly agreed to close to the
public. The Town has been providing services to residents remotely since then . Most of the employees are working
remotely with the exception of a few that are in the office periodically . An SOP was done that is consistent with the
State guidelines . PPE is stocked and will be provided to employees , protective barriers have been installed in all the
offices and additional custodial support has been brought in to help with cleaning and disinfecting.
Employees will begin to work at the office on a rotating basis Monday , Wednesday and Friday , starting 6/29/20 and then
the week of July 6 , 2020 the offices will be open to the public Tuesday and Thursdays .
Mr . Lombardi is encouraging the residents to continue to use the remote services .
The re-opening applies to Town Hall , Conservation & Natural Resources and DPW. It has not been determined when the COA
will reopen. The Brewster Ladies Library is currently providing curbside service and will most likely open in Phase 3.
Anyone not wearing a mask when entering the building will be directed to the Town Administrators office or the Health
Department .
Mrs . Graczewski asked the BOH members if they had any comments ,
Ms . Hausser Holeman thanked the Health Department staff and Tom Thatcher , Maintenance Supervisor for all their hard work
and stated that she was in support of the re-opening plan.
Mr . Ford supports the re-opening plan .
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Dr . Scherzo asked if there were going to be monitors at the doors . Mr . Lombardi stated that there would not be . There
will be a lot of outreach on social media and signs at the entrances . Plexi shields have been installed, sign in sheets
will be outside each office for contact tracing, there are social distancing stickers on the floors and there will only
be 1 person allowed in an office at a time.
Mrs . Graczewski thanked everyone for all their hard work .
Select Board member Chaffee thank the staff for all their hard work and is in favor of the re—opening plan
Select Board member deRuyter thanked the Health Department staff and the custodial staff for all their hard work and is
in favor of the re—opening plan .
Select Board member Bingham is in favor of the re—opening plan.
Select Board member Dickson is in favor of the re—opening plan.
Select Board Chair Whitney thanked the staff for their hard work and is in favor of the re—opening plan .
Motion : Approve the plan to re—open the Town Offices .
Motion : Mary Chaffee Second : Ben deRuyter Vote : Mary Chaffee - yes Action : Motion carried
Cynthia Bingham - yes
Ben deRuyter - yes
Jon Dickson - yes
David Whitney - yes
Motion : Approve the plan to re—open Town Offices to the employees on June 29 , 2020 and the public the week of July 6 ,
2020,
Motion : Carmen Scherzo Second : Penny Hausser Holeman Vote : Penny Hausser Holeman - yes Action : Motion carried
Joe Ford - yes
Carmen Scherzo - yes
Annette Graczewski — yes
Joint meeting adjourned at 7 : 24PM
Respectfully submitted ,
Tamni Mason
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Approved : 08/ 17/20 Signed :
Date Selectperson Bingham, Clerk of the Board of Selectmen
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