BATTLE CREEK, MI (WNWN/WTVB) – The in person meeting held by the Battle Creek City Commission on Tuesday night maybe the last one for awhile.
It was announced by the city on Thursday that beginning this Monday, August 9, City Hall will revert back to holding public meetings electronically.
The City Commission had been holding virtual meetings since March of 2020 until this past Tuesday. The step back to electronic meetings is due to the continuing COVID-19 Pandemic and the rising level of disease transmission rates in Calhoun County.
It was stated in a news release the city will be following CDC guidelines, which classifies a community as having substantial transmission if there are 50 to 99 cumulative weekly cases per 100,000 residents, or if the positivity rate is between eight and 9.9% in the last seven days.
Calhoun County’s recent COVID-19 transmission data, between July 26 and Aug. 1, is 67.83 cases per 100,000 with a percent positivity level of 5.81%.
The statement went on to say that the move back to electronic public meetings was a measure implemented to protect employees and elected officials from exposure to COVID-19, under the city’s obligation to maintain a safe and healthful work environment free of recognized hazards.
City facilities will remain open to the public but visitors are being strongly encouraged to wear a mask indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Masks are available at city facilities.
For instructions on how to virtually attend public meetings, and leave official public comment, you may visit the Public Meeting Notices section on the city’s website: https://www.battlecreekmi.gov/421/Public-Meeting-Notices.
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