Trail Council Meetings to Resume at City Hall on July 20, 2020

The City of Trail continues to follow the provincial COVID-19 health guidelines and will therefore resume its Council Meetings at City Hall starting Monday, July 20, 2020. This transition is also part of the City of Trail’s phased re-opening plan that has been underway since mid-May.

“We have been conducting Council Meetings online through the Zoom platform since the end of March,” said Sandy Lucchini, the City of Trail’s Deputy Corporate Administrator. “As we revert to in-person meetings, the City will ensure that COVID-19 preventative measures are in place and implemented for all members of Council, City staff, and members of the public who attend the meetings.”

The meetings will take place in Council Chambers, located on the second floor of Trail City Hall with the following measures in place:

• Refusal of entry for any attendees who are feeling ill (no exceptions)
• Sanitization of the space prior to each meeting
• Hand sanitizer station at the front entrance (mandatory for all attendees to sanitize their hands prior to entering Council Chambers)
• Arranged seating for Council and staff to maintain physical distancing
• Arranged seating in the public gallery to accommodate five (5) persons maximum to maintain physical distancing
• Availability of disposable face masks (optional for all attendees)

“Public participation is essential in the operation of local government,” said Lucchini. “Although this revised format is very different from our past practices, our COVID-19 preventative measures will allow us to resume the meetings while still being able to accommodate the members of the community.”

If anyone would like to address Council, or make a request as a delegation at an upcoming Regular Council Meeting, this can be arranged in advance with City staff at 250-364-0809 or slucchini@trail.ca. To view the 2020 Council Meeting schedule, visit www.trail.ca/CouncilMeetings.

For more information on the City’s phased re-opening plan, visit www.trail.ca/COVID-19 or www.trail.ca/ReOpen. 

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Media Inquiries
Sandy Lucchini
Deputy Corporate Administrator
250-364-0809
slucchini@trail.ca

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