Minutes

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President Wilshire
Director Kates, you are up.
Director Kates

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concerns is that 211 has experienced a substantial overload of calls. 211 is a professional call center,
we are setting up something using city phones and volunteers. So that’s one concern; the second is
Manchester has done a similar initiative and also they become pretty overwhelmed. So we want to
make sure it is right before we set it up. So we will make sure to publicize as far as wide when we do
get it set up.

Alderwoman Lu

Thank you.

President Wilshire

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Director Bagley

It is hard to predict, but again | think the measures that we are taking, | think it is going to be very
helpful for us in our area.

Alderman O’Brien

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Director Bagley

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for the next 45 days. So you should be receiving an e-mail from me because we just sent that e-mail
out today. So those will all be postponed.

Alderman Tencza

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Director Bagley

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In any event, those are some of the issues, some of the things we have been dealing with. But rather
than talk further, | would first go to Director Bagley on the health front and then to Director Kates on the
Emergency Management and all of the organization that he has been involved and then to Director
Kleiner regarding the need for the funds and how this would be used to enable remote working. So
thank you Madam President.

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that the schools transition into remote learning and today that bars and restaurants only serve take-out
starting tomorrow.

A special meeting of the Board of Aldermen was held Monday, March 16, 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; Alderman Patricia Klee led in the Pledge to the
Flag.

The roll call was taken with 13 members of the Board of Aldermen present: Alderman Laws and
Alderman Jette were recorded absent.

Mayor James W. Donchess and Corporation Counsel Steven A. Bolton were also in attendance.