Lazaro Aleman
ECB Publishing, Inc.
With the start of a new year, government bodies are resuming their regular activities, if under the continuing constraints imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
Following are a few of the government meetings coming up in January and the protocols being observed.
The Jefferson County Commission held its regular meeting at 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, in the courthouse annex. Commission meetings can be attended in-person or virtually, with the meeting code and password to be provided later.
The few items on the commission’s agenda dealt with setting up a hurricane pet shelter, determining the legislative priorities for the coming session, and approving a contract for a consultant to conduct a study of the Wacissa River.
Although the commission does not have a facemask policy, it requests that attendees wear masks and follow social distancing in the seating arrangement.
The Jefferson County Planning Commission is scheduled to meet 6 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, also in the courthouse annex. The planners’ meeting can be attended in person or virtually, with the meeting code and password to be provided later.
The planners will be taking up the application of a California-based company that wants to put up a 300-acre solar farm near U.S. 19 and the Aucilla Highway.
The Planning Commission also does not have a set policy on facemasks. But like the County Commission, it requests that attendees wear facemasks and abide by social distancing.
The Jefferson County School Board will hold its in-person meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, Jan. 11, in the district office at 1490 W. Washington St. The School Board has yet to publish the agenda for the meeting as of early this week.
The School Board observes social distancing in its seating arrangement and almost all, if not all, attendees wear facemasks.