City Announces Plans For Reopening

Click to access 061020-press-release-state-of-emergency-ending.pdf

Above is a press release from Mayor Kelly’s office announcing the end of the city’s “State of Emergency.” It expired on June 12.

The city anticipates moving its employees into city hall during the week of June 29.

Mayor Kelly currently plans for the July 7, 2020, City Council meeting to be “in-person.” Seating for the public will be limited. The rules for attending will be posted at a later date.

At its June 17, 2020, meeting the Council adopted a plan for how the city will operate in order to address COVID19 as it reopens. The regulations should go into effect on June 17. The Mayor hopes to open city hall to the public in mid- July.

The full details are below but briefly:

1. People seeking services in city hall will have to sign in.
2. People seeking services in city hall will have to be masked.
3. Employees serving people in city hall will have to wear masks.
4. There will be extensive rules for how to decontaminate surfaces and what protective procedures will be required of employees to protect both the public and their fellow employees.

Click to access 20200611_ny_forward_safety_plan_template-2.pdf

City Adopts Plan To Open Local Businesses

The city has adopted a radically liberalized policy for restaurants to expand to areas adjacent to their property. There will be no charge for the permit and there appears to be no official requirements. Permits will be reviewed on an individual basis. The program will expire on Labor Day.

This is a brief story from WNYT on plans to open.

This is story from WAMC also on plans to open.

This is a story from the Saratogian.

This is a story from the Gazette.