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Joint Board of Health/Select Board Meeting
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Remote Participation Meeting
Board of Health members on remotely: Annette Graczewski, MT (ASCP), 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 291h and to the public the week of July 61n
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
2 . Topics the Chair did not anticipate:
Mrs. Graczewski thanked Lucas Dinwiddie for his service on the Board and stated that she appreciated the time and effort he put into
preparing for and attending the meetings and appreciated his enthusiasm for learning more about the Board ' s role and responsibilities
and valued and respected his practical approach to problem solving . She wished him well in future endeavors .
Informational items were noted .
Meeting adjourned at 7 : 30PM