Glastonbury, CT

3/17/2022 - Added Amended Meeting Minutes

2/14/2022 - Added Meeting Minutes. 

2/2/2022 - Added Legal Notice and Public Hearing information 

THIS BOARD OF FINANCE SPECIAL MEETING WILL BE CONDUCTED THROUGH ZOOM VIDEO CONFERENCING.

How to Join or Watch the Meeting

This meeting will be held through Zoom and you can join using your computer/mobile device or by phone according to the instructions below:

Join…

By COMPUTER or MOBILE DEVICE:

Please click the link below to join the webinar:

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81019896292?pwd=VjViSFN3b3dJYmh6RWVhd0M5bzd6dz09

Passcode: 188866

By TELEPHONE:

Dial:    +1 646 558 8656  or +1 301 715 8592 

Webinar ID: 810 1989 6292

Passcode: 188866

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.

If you are unable to join/participate in the meeting at the time it is held, the meeting will be available on the Video On Demand page of the town website within one week of the meeting date.*

* The Video On Demand page is accessible through any web browser EXCLUDING Internet Explorer. Please use Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Safari or any other web browser excluding IE to access meeting video content.

How to Contribute PUBLIC COMMENT

Residents wishing to contribute public comment to this meeting may do so before the meeting through a form on the town website, or during the meeting. Please see instructions for both below.

To contribute public comment in ADVANCE of the meeting, please visit www.glastonbury-ct.gov/publiccomment and submit your comments through the electronic form. Be sure to select Board of Finance in question 4 of the form. Please note, you must complete and submit the form by no later than 2:00 pm one business day BEFORE the meeting is held for your comments to be included in the public comment session of the 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:
• 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 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

Since this is a virtual Zoom meeting, written testimony for the public hearing 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 outlined below. Please note, public hearing comment is restricted to no more than five (5) minutes and a person may not speak more than once.

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. the day before the meeting to be read to the record. 

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 live stream.