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rq <br /> O <br /> ' Town of Reading <br /> a Meeting Minutes <br /> BJ <br /> Board - Committee - Commission - Council: _ <br /> G i2 33 <br /> Board of Health <br /> Date: 2020-03-19 Time: 10:00 AM <br /> Building: Location: <br /> Address: Session: Open Session <br /> Purpose: COVID-19 Version: Final <br /> Attendees: Members - Present: <br /> Emmy Dove, Eleanor Shonkoff, Kevin Sexton <br /> Members - Not Present: <br /> Lara Romonowski, AnnMarie Messina <br /> Others Present: <br /> Jean Cellos, Laura Vlasuk, Bob Lelacheur, Jayne Wellman <br /> Minutes Respectfully Submitted By: Kevin Sexton <br /> Topics of Discussion: <br /> *Board discussion on closing the playgrounds, athletic fields and rec areas: <br /> Sexton makes a motion to close all basketball courts, tennis courts, playgrounds, and <br /> athletic fields/complexes. <br /> Shonkoff 2nd the motion. <br /> Role call vote: Dove-yes, Sexton-yes, Shonkoff-yes. <br /> *Board discussion on shutting down Town hall: <br /> - Dove-We need to have a written policy on Town employees for notification if they contract <br /> COVID-19. <br /> -Vlasuk-A Town employee has been in contact with someone who has COVID-19. <br /> -Shonkoff- With a Planning Committee update-They are trying to get employees to work <br /> remotely. Should the board of health direct them to close Town Hall and work remotely? <br /> - Sexton- What are the essential personnel who would need to still come in? DPW? Facilities? <br /> - Wellman- informed the board that we can get voice mail transferred to a digital file and sent <br /> via email to that employee. She told the board the Tewksbury DPW moved to only 1 person per <br /> truck and only 2 people per site work. <br /> -Delios- Planning Committee added a goal 47 to the Towns plan titled Employee Staffing. They <br /> are putting a plan In place for who can work remotely. <br /> -Sexton- Asked if we could shut down Town Hall for a short period of time until the plan is in <br /> place? How would that disrupt the business of town? <br /> - Dove- speaking to the not yet established notification policy said, if the person self- <br /> quarantines without a test, there's not much we can do. But, that person can call around telling <br /> people they have been in contact with, that they are self-quarantining. <br /> Page 1 1 <br />