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SPECIAL AND URGENT NOTICE
LIMITING IN-PERSON PUBLIC PARTICIPATION
AT CITY OF BLANCHARD COUNCIL MEETINGS

These are unprecedented times.  The President of the United States, the Governor of Oklahoma and the Mayor of Blanchard have declared a State of Emergency as a result of the threat of COVID-19 (aka the “Coronavirus”).  The Governor and the Mayor both direct citizens to follow public health directives including canceling all gatherings of ten (10) people or more.  The Oklahoma Legislature passed and the Governor signed Senate Bill 661 regarding teleconferencing and videoconferencing requirements and allows local legislative bodies to hold their meetings without complying with the normal requirements of in-person public participation.

The health and well-being of our residents is the top priority for the City of Blanchard and you are urged to take all appropriate health safety precautions.  To that end, ON A TEMPORARY BASIS and UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE MAYOR, only members of the governing body and essential staff will be allowed into the Council Chambers during the Blanchard Council meetings. Also, UNTIL FURTHER ORDER OF THE MAYOR, members of the public will not be allowed into the Council Chambers during the Blanchard Council meetings.

To facilitate public participation and observation however, our Blanchard City Council meetings will be available by:

	•	Livestream on the City’s Facebook page via the website at http://www.cityofblanchard.us.

•  	A full recording of the Meeting will also be available through a link that will be placed on the City’s website. 

Any members of the public wishing to provide public comment for the items on the agenda may do so by 3:00 p.m. on Tuesday, March 24^th as follows:

1. 	Email: You can email your NAME and ADDRESS and comments to cityclerk@cityofblanchard.us before the meeting. Please identify the Agenda item you wish to address in your comments. Your comments will be read into the record.

2. 	Telephone: You can record your NAME and ADDRESS and comments at (405) 485-9392 x 106 before the meeting. Please identify the Agenda item you wish to address in your comments. Your comments will be read into the record.
 
3.  	Box outside of City Hall: You can provide your NAME and ADDRESS and any hand-written comments by dropping off a note at the box located in front of City Hall (122 North Main Street) before the meeting. Please identify the Agenda item you wish to address in your comments. Your comments will be read into the record.

BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BLANCHARD, OKLAHOMA, THIS 20^th DAY OF MARCH, 2020.