Commissioners move to adopt Zoom meeting policy and attach meeting links to posted agendas

The Williams County Board of Commissioners discussed adopting a Zoom meeting policy and the mechanics for public access. Staff explained the next meeting would be held on Zoom and the agenda posting will include a hyperlink for the public to join. "The next meeting will be on Zoom, and you'll start attaching that to the where you put it, which would be posted on the website with the agenda," a staff member said. Commissioners discussed how executive sessions would be handled on Zoom, noting participants could be moved to a waiting room and admitted only when appropriate. "They can't hear if they're in the waiting room. Okay. We can test it," a commissioner said.The board also discussed posting notices in the local paper and ease of public access. The record shows commissioners agreed to adopt the Zoom policy and to include meeting hyperlinks in posted agendas; staff will test and refine procedures for executive sessions and breakouts as needed.