Elected Officials Have Option of Attending Meetings In Person as City Council Gets Back to Business

After two weeks off, the City Council on Monday gets back to work, only members could be returning to a more familiar format. 

Starting today, City Council members have the option of deliberating remotely or in the council chambers at City Hall. 

According to Public Information Officer Lisa Derderian, unvaccinated council members must wear a mask if they attend a meeting in person. Vaccinated council  members have the option of wearing a mask for extra protection.

At this time, only City Council members and city staff are being allowed into the council chambers during meetings. It is not known when the general public will be allowed to attend the meetings. 

The last time council members were allowed into the chambers was on March 15, 2020. At that meeting, only two council members appeared in the council chambers. Members of the public were allowed in council chambers which had an ample supply of hand sanitizer and chairs placed six feet apart.

The sergeant at aArms wore a face mask during that 2 p.m. meeting.

Several days later, the city went into lockdown under city and state emergency orders modifying the state’s Brown Act, which governs open meetings.

Although council meetings continued via Zoom, committee and commission meetings were shuttered for several months. 

To view the meeting via Zoom, please visit  https://us02web.zoom.us/j/161482446 or WWW.PASADENAMEDIA.ORG,