A regular meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 7:30 p.m. at City Hall in
the Auditorium, 3" floor.
President Lori Wilshire presided; City Clerk Susan Lovering recorded.
Prayer was offered by City Clerk Susan Lovering; Alderman Patricia Klee led in the Pledge to the Flag.
The roll call was taken with members of the Board of Aldermen present President Wilshire, Alderman
O’Brien, Alderwoman Lu, Alderman Patricia Klee; the following member via Webex: Alderwoman Kelly,
Alderman Laws, Alderman Tencza, Alderman Schmidt, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Lopez, Alderwoman
Harriott-Gathright, and Alderman Jette
Alderman Caron, Alderman Skip Cleaver and Alderman Clemons were recorded absent.
The roll call was taken with 12 members of the Board of Aldermen present.
Mayor James W. Donchess, Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance/or participated
via Webex or via conference call.
President Wilshire
Acknowledged that those present could hear everyone participating either by Webex or by conference call
and under the terms of the State law that allows them to do so and explained that those not physically
attending the meeting were due to the Covid-19 virus.
Alderwoman Kelly, Alderman Dowd, Alderman Lopez, Alderman Tencza, Alderman Jette, Alderman Laws,
Alderman Schmidt, and Alderman Gathright were not physically but attended via phone.
Alderwoman Kelly
There is no one in the room with me; | am quarantined and | can hear everybody.
Alderman Dowd
I’m here and | am by myself and | am practicing the good graces by staying independent of crowds.
Susan Lovering, City Clerk
| can hear you as well.
Alderman Lopez
I’m here, can you hear me?
Ms. Lovering
| can hear you, can you state why are not able to attend and who is with you if anyone, please?
Alderman Lopez
Yeah, no one is with me, | am here because of the physical distancing; | have a really high exposure rate
working with people.
Ms. Lovering
Thank you. Alderman Tencza,
