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From YouTube: County Manager's End of Emergency Presentation
Description
Presented during the July 19, 2022 Recessed County Board Meeting
A
The
declaration
has
been
an
important
tool
offering
flexibility
needed
to
better
serve
our
residents,
businesses
and
visitors,
and
it
went
into
effect
at
7
pm
on
march
13
2020,
and
when
it
ends
next
month,
it
will
have
been
in
effect
for
885
days,
so
the
added
authorities
under
an
emergency,
such
as
the
ability
to
alter
procurement,
budgeting
hiring
and
some
of
our
zoning
rules,
have
served
us
well.
However,
as
we
have
learned
to
cope
with
the
pandemic,
that
doesn't
seem
to
ever
want
to
go
away.
A
A
A
few
examples
include
we
shifted
to
online,
permitting
we
offered
virtual
appointments
opportunities
for
virtual
public
comment
and
remote
inspections.
I
just
wanted
to
focus
on
a
few
additional
areas
that
we're
going
to
talk
about
as
we
move
forward.
First,
one
is
temporary
outdoor
seating
areas
ptosis.
A
During
the
pandemic,
we
stood
up
ptosis
as
an
emergency
response
to
indoor
dining
restrictions
and
to
provide
expedited
processes
for
new
or
expanded
outdoor
seating.
At
restaurants,
many
people
have
enjoyed
the
opportunity
to
dine
with
family
and
friends,
and
colleagues,
outdoors
and
they've
been
critical.
I
think,
to
a
lot
of
our
restaurants
being
able
to
make
it
through
the
pandemic
as
a
much
needed
alternative,
even
with
the
ending
of
the
state
of
emergency.
The
toaster
permissions
continue
under
the
county.
A
I
anticipate
coming
back
to
the
board
in
november
with
an
update
on
how
we're
doing
with
that
and
with
my
status
update
at
that
time,
I
may
ask
the
board,
as
is
permitted
under
state
law,
for
a
one-time
additional
six-month
extension
until
next
august.
If
we
need
additional
time
to
work
out
those
issues
before
we
do
a
permanent
zoning
fix,
also
as
we're
well
aware,
we've
moved
to
virtual
and
hybrid
commission
and
advisory
board
meetings.
Once
the
emergency
declaration
is
rescinded.
A
We
look
forward
to
welcoming
our
board
appointed
commissions
and
advisory
boards
back
to
in-person
meetings,
the
new
virginia
electric
electronics
meeting
policy,
which
goes
into
effect
on
september
1st,
offers
some
additional
flexibility
not
as
much
as
we
had
hoped
for,
but
to
allow
virtual
and
hybrid
meetings
as
such.
The
new
per
the
new
policy
offers,
most
of
our
commissions
and
advisory
boards,
the
option
to
conduct
an
all-virtual
meeting
two
times
or
twenty-five
percent
of
all
their
meetings
annually.
A
B
B
So
one
related
point
actually
is
that
I
do
need
to
introduce.
We
need
to
amend
our
own
meeting
policies
to
reflect
and
incorporate
the
state
regulations
that
have
again
since
become
a
little
more
permissive.
So
why
don't
we
do
this?
Colleagues,
I'm
gonna
open
the
floor
for
a
new
discussion
about
commissions
and
changes
to
that,
while
our
clerk
pulls
up
a
slight
change
to
our
own
virtual
participation
or
electronic
participation
policy
that
we
can
amend
now,
mr
defranti.
C
I
they'll
be
additional
pieces
that
will
need
to
flesh
out
in
the
coming
months,
is
sort
of
a
fair
sense
that
sometime
between
sort
of
over
the
coming
month
or
month
and
a
half
leading
into
september
1st,
we'll
we'll
we'll
add
a
little
detail
to
the
commission's
piece
of
this-
is
that
that
that
sort
of
seems
like
the
a
process
just
for
logistics.
I
guess
that
might
be
a
clerk
question
or
it
might
be
a
manager
question.
C
A
E
E
It
is
very
much
a
diminishment
of
the
flexibility
that
we
have
enjoyed,
so
we
do
understand
that
and
we
wish
that
it
were
not
that
way,
but
it
is,
and
we
will
do
our
best
to
make
sure
that
at
least
the
new
permissions
granted
by
the
state
allow
for
individual
members
of
our
public
bodies
to
take
advantage
of
that
flexibility.
The
greatest
extent
possible.
B
I
really
appreciate
your
saying
so
much
mercy,
I
think
you're
right
to
contextualize
it
that
way,
and
this
is
also
a
great
opportunity
to
note
how
I
think
effective.
A
lot
of
our
commission
leadership
were
in
joining
us
and
advocating
before
the
foia
council,
which
advises
the
general
assemble
assembly
on
open
meetings.
Laws
as
well
as
the
general
assembly
itself
continues
to
be.
I
think
the
position
of
this
board
that
there
is
no
reason
our
public
bodies
appointed
bodies
can't
meet
virtually.
B
I
think
we
accept
ourselves
from
that
and
see
the
value
of
our
meeting
in
person,
but
for
those
who
are
unremunerated
volunteers
just
giving
of
their
time,
particularly
during
the
pandemic,
I
think
we
found
that
there
was
greater
participation
as
a
result
of
those
virtual
meetings,
and
so
I
think
I
appreciate
you
you're
saying
so.
We
will
continue
to
advocate-
and
I
know
our
commissioners
particularly
commissioned
chairs,
telling
their
stories
explaining
why
virtual
meetings
are
so
important.
B
F
Yeah,
actually,
that's
all
I
was
going
to
say
we're
going
to
be
back
at
it
and
we've
made
some
progress.
I
think
we
will
make
more.
It's
been
really
great
to
see
how,
in
a
number
of
cases,
it's
really
made
it
so
much
easier
for
people
to
participate,
and
I
I
hopefully
I
think
common
sense
will
will
prevail.
It
just
takes
a
little
while
sometimes
in
the
gym.
B
D
C
B
Thank
you
for
catching
that
mr
frankie.
Okay,
excellent.
So
that's
been.
That
makes
sense.
Okay,
that's
captured
elsewhere
for
for
ease
of
reading
great
okay.
So
this
essentially
codifies
what
this
state
has
allowed,
both
in
terms
of
expanding
family
members,
medical
conditions
being
a
reason
for
a
member
to
unable
be
unable
to
attend
a
meeting
as
well
as
their
own
medical
condition.
B
I'll
take
a
point
of
personal
privilege
and
know
that
that
was
something
I
particularly
lobbied
for,
as
you
all
remember,
in
2019
my
inability
to
participate
in
a
number
of
our
budget
sessions,
because
my
son
was
in
the
neonatal
intensive
care
unit.
So
I
appreciate
the
general
assembly
at
least
being
willing
to
afford
opportunities
for
for
future
iterations
to
participate
remotely.
Also
noting
that
the
board,
again,
sorry,
as
I
mentioned,
has
the
ability
to
to
meet
up
to
to
two
meetings
a
year
25
of
the
meetings
per
calendar
year.
B
B
B
Good
point,
even
though
that
is
not
germain
in
arlington,
we
do
try
to
make
sure
that
our
code
mirrors
the
states
all
right.
If
there
is
no
further
discussion,
I
believe
we're
ready
to
vote
on
that
motion.
The
amendment
to
our
electronic
participation
policy,
all
those
in
favor,
please
say
aye
aye
great,
any
opposed
all
right
that
carries
unanimously.