Glastonbury, CT

This meeting was updated on

• 9/29 to add meeting Minutes. See below.
• 9/21 to add Public Comment feedback. See below.
• 9/18 to add Zoom information and the agenda and packet. See below.

In accordance with Governor Lamont’s executive order 7B.1 “Suspension of In-Person Open Meeting Requirements”, Glastonbury Town Council Meetings are currently being conducted through Zoom Video Conferencing until further notice.

Three Public Hearings will be held during this meeting and the legal notices are provided through the links below.

• Legal Notice - General Fund Transfer - Police Body Cameras - PH-09-22-2020
• Legal Notice - General Fund Transfer - Goods and Services - PH-09-22-2020
• Legal Notice - General Fund Transfer - Bulky Waste Closure Fund - PH-09-22-2020

How To Join by...

Computer or mobile device

Please click this URL to join. https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88916544720?pwd=Mkx1ZUtoUjMxMnUzS1laSFhiZ0w1Zz09

Passcode: 851670

Phone:

+1 646 558 8656

Webinar ID: 889 1654 4720

Passcode: 851670

How to Contribute Public Comment

Residents wishing to contribute public comment to this meeting may do so before the meeting through an electronic web form, or during the meeting as follows.

Submit comment electronically BEFORE the meeting:

To contribute public comment in ADVANCE of the meeting, please visit www.glastonbury-ct.gov/tcpubliccomment and submit your comments through the electronic form. Please complete and submit the form by no later than 2:00 pm one business day BEFORE the meeting for your comments to be included in the public comment session of the meeting.

Submit comment DURING the live meeting:

If you are joining the meeting through Zoom, you can submit public comment during the meeting as follows.

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the meeting host will announce when the forum is open for public comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:
  • The meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak. At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host. When it is your turn to speak, please mute all other devices that may create background noise to ensure you are heard clearly.
  • It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
  • Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone.
  • Public comment is restricted to no more than three (3) minutes and a person may NOT speak more than once.

To Submit Written Testimony to the Public HEARING

Written testimony for the public hearings held during this meeting may be provided in advance using the Town's electronic submission form, or in real-time using the "raise hand" feature of Zoom. Instructions for both methods are as follows:

Submit written testimony using the electronic form BEFORE the public hearing...

• To share written testimony IN ADVANCE of this meeting, click here and submit an electronic written testimony submission form.
• Be sure to select the specific public hearing topic for which you're submitting testimony on question #5 of the form.
• Electronic submissions must be completed by no later than 2:00 p.m. one business day before the meeting to be read to record of the public hearing. 

Submit "written testimony" in real-time during the Public Hearing...

If joining the meeting through Zoom, you may submit public HEARING comment (in lieu of written testimony) using the following instructions .

• At the appropriate time during the meeting, the Council Chair will announce when the forum is open for public hearing comment and attendees can use the “raise hand” function as follows:
  • VIRTUALLY: press “raise hand” button at the bottom of the Zoom meeting screen; or
  • BY PHONE:  press *9 on your key pad to “raise hand”
• The Council Chair or meeting host will announce each speaker by name or phone number when it is their time to speak.  At that time, the speaker’s microphone will be enabled for comment by the meeting host.
• It will be necessary to state your full name and address when you are prompted for comment.
• Please indicate when your public comment is complete so the Council Chair or meeting host may then announce the next speaker. The meeting host will then mute your microphone. When speaking, please mute all other electronic devices to prevent background noise and broadcast delays on the livestream.
• Public hearing comment is restricted to no more than five (5) minutes and a person may not speak more than once.

How to Watch...

This meeting will be broadcast in real-time through Public Access Television on Channel 16, or live streamed on the town website. Click here to view by live streaming.