Hillsboro city council members declared a state of emergency during their first online meeting Tuesday.
The first 10 minutes of the meeting were spent ironing out minor technical issues.
“This council meeting is unusual — it’s something we’ve never done before but it’s because of the COVID virus,” mayor Lou Thurston said.
Council members passed an emergency declaration giving Thurston and city administrator Larry Paine authority to make decisions on behalf of the city without council members approving them first during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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