Village Resumes In-Person Meeting As Cases Continue To Rise

OSWEGO, IL — The Village of Oswego has resumed in-person meetings while coronavirus cases across the county continue to rise. In a release, the village announced that starting Aug. 1, attendance and public participation options via Zoom or other remote platforms will no longer be provided.

The Oswego Village Hall will be open for the Committee of the Whole and regular Village Board meetings, however, residents who do not intend to offer comment are still strongly encouraged to watch remotely. Village Hall will also be open for in person attendance by the public at commission meetings, which are not live-streamed.

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Public comments will no longer be accepted via email or by phone call. Members of the public who want to comment during the public forum portion of public meetings may do so in person.
Those giving public comment are asked to fill out the Public Participation form available in the
Village Hall lobby and abide by the village’s civility code.

As always, general comments from the public to the Village Board or staff can still be submitted to the village’s email address at info@oswegoil.org, however, these comments will not be read aloud at meetings.

For members of the public attending meetings in person, guidelines from the Illinois Department of Public Health and the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity will remain in effect. These include but are not limited to:

• Wearing face masks
• Maintaining at least six feet of distance from other people
• Capping room capacity at 50 people
• Making hand sanitizer and disposable masks available for attendees

A monitor will be made available in the lobby so that, in the event a meeting reaches the 50-person capacity limit, the public will be able to watch the proceedings from the Village Hall lobby.

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