Things in the city, country and world look very different now than they did three weeks ago, and the Salina City Commission meeting reflected that.
After technical difficulties halted the planned meeting before business was conducted Monday evening, the commission rescheduled and met Wednesday for more than five hours.
The format for the meeting involved the commissioners all in the same room, but sitting at least 6 feet apart to adhere to guidance on social distancing. The public was also not allowed to be at the meeting physically and had to view it through public access TV, online or call in by telephone conference, which is how the public was able to comment during the meeting.
“As we all know by now, these are unprecedented times,” city manager Mike Schrage said. “The reason for our meeting format today is a result of the governor’s executive order limiting mass gatherings to 10 (people).”
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