Pinellas Commission To Hold Virtual Meeting On April 21

Press release from the Pinellas County Government:

April 20, 2020

• Commission to hold virtual meeting Tuesday, April 21 at 2 p.m.
• Meeting format allows officials and public to safely follow social distancing guidelines
• Full details on how to participate at: www.pinellascounty.org/BCC_Participation.htm

To ensure public safety and comply with the Governor’s Safer at Home order in response to the COVID-19 virus, the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners will hold its next public meeting virtually on Tuesday, April 21, at 2 p.m. The meeting will be held through the Zoom platform and will be broadcast live on the county’s website (www.pinellascounty.org/TV) and YouTube channels (www.youtube.com/pcctv1) as well as the following public access TV channels: Spectrum Channel 637, Frontier Channel 44 and WOW! Channel 18. Members of the public are encouraged to watch using one of the methods above.

Only those wishing to speak during the meeting should attend virtually by visiting www.pinellascounty.org/attend or calling in to the Zoom meeting at one of the following numbers: 1-646-558-8656; or 1-312-626-6799; or 1-301-715-8592; or 1-346-248-7799; or 1-720-707-2699; or 1-253-215-8782. The Webinar ID number is 238 247 671. Citizens wishing to provide comments on an agenda item are encouraged to do so in advance through a dedicated public comment voicemail at 727-464-4010; or by written comment at www.pinellascounty.org/bccmeetingcomment.

Full instructions for commenting or providing materials for the meeting can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/BCC_Participation.htm, and recorded instructions are available at 727-464-4400. Individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing may provide public input through use of these numbers via the State of Florida’s relay service at 7-1-1. For more information, visit www.ftri.org/relay/faqs. All comments received by 5 p.m. the day before the meeting (Monday, April 20) will be included as part of the official record for this meeting and will be available for consideration by the commission before any action is taken. Additional meeting details can be found on the Pinellas County Calendar at: https://go.activecalendar.com/pinellascounty/event/board-of-county-commissioners-regular-meeting-125/

Accessibility Help

Individuals with disabilities who need reasonable accommodations to effectively participate in this meeting are asked to contact Pinellas County’s Office of Human Rights by e-mailing both pvalenti@co.pinellas.fl.us and jlorick@co.pinellas.fl.us in advance of the need for reasonable accommodation, or by calling (727) 464-4882.

More information about ADA accommodation can be found at www.pinellascounty.org/humanrights/ada.

Staff from the Office of Human Rights are working remotely in order to practice social distancing protocols.

This press release was produced by the Pinellas County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.