A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the
Auditorium at City Hall, 3% floor.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan K. Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan K. Lovering; Alderwoman Shoshanna Kelly led in the Pledge to the
Flag.
President Wilshire
Before | ask the Clerk to take the roll, many of you will be participating by telephone or virtually and
under the terms of the State law that allows them to do that. You need to explain why they can’t
attend, if they can hear us, and who he or she is with, if anyone.
City Clerk Lovering called the roll and asked them to state the reason he or she could not attend, confirmed
that they could hear the proceedings, and stated who was present with him or her.
The roll call was taken with 14 members of the Board of Aldermen physically present (Wilshire, O’Brien),
Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Caron, Alderman Clemons, Alderman Lopez, Alderman
Tencza, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Jette, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Laws and Alderman Cleaver
virtually present; and Alderman Harriott-Gathright arrived after roll call at 7:15 PM.
Mayor James W. Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.
Alderwoman Kelly
| am here. | am practicing social distancing; | am by myself and | can hear everybody.
Alderman Dowd
Yes, | am practicing social distancing and | am on-line and by myself.
Alderman Caron
Yes, | am here and | am practicing social distancing and | am here by myself and | can hear everyone.
Alderman Clemons
| am here, | am participating via telephone, | got home late from work and | am by myself.
Alderman Lopez
| am here and practicing social distancing and | am by myself.
Alderman Tencza
| am here, the same, practicing social distancing and | am by myself.
Alderwoman Lu
| am here alone and | can hear everyone and | am practicing social distancing.
Alderman Jette
| am here, | am alone and | am obeying the advisory to stay at home.
