Coronavirus: Attleboro Update On Government Operations

From the City of Attleboro:

Hello, City of Attleboro,

As you know this is a challenging time. Our collective goal is to minimize person to person
contact and to bolster community mitigation. That is the driving force behind the decision to
limit government activity. I met with all of the department heads this morning and this is a list
of what government services will continue.

Thank you for your cooperation during this time.
Paul

Departments in full operation:
 Police
 Fire

Departments that are closed to the public, with limited internal operations:
 Animal Shelter
 City Assessor
 City Auditor/Accounting
 City Clerk
 City Collector – people can still make electronic payments and late fees up to $15 will be
waived
 City Council
 City Hall
 City Treasurer
 Department of Public Works
 Dog Park
 Economic Development
 Elections Office
 Library
 Mayor’s Office
 MIS
 Personnel
 Planning Office
 Playground apparatus at city parks
 Purchasing
 Recreation Department
 Retirement Board
 Veterans’ Office
 Zoo
 95 Pine Street and all of the Social Services within that building

Departments generally closed to the public but will have limited external operations
 City Treasurer will only offer

• 1. Sign off on building permits that are submitted electronically.
• 2. Accept payments on tax title properties by check sent through the U.S Postal Service.
• 3. Return phone messages and answer questions at our earliest convenience in the
• order they are received.
• 4. Process payroll for all employees per the normal schedule.
• 5. Process all vendor payments in the order of importance.

 School Department will only offer the public

• 1. Lunch services from 11:30 AM until 1PM beginning Tuesday March 17, from the
• Superintendent’s office at the High School and Hill-Roberts Elementary School. No ID
• needed for anyone under 18 years old. One lunch per student. No one can pick up a
• lunch for anyone else. They will not be able to accommodate special dietary needs or
• allergies.
• 2. Access to student medicines that are stored at the schools

 Council on Aging will only offer the public

• 1. Meals on Wheels home delivered food
• 2. Outreach by phone
• 3. SHINE emergencies by phone

 Health Department will only offer the public

• 1. Communicable Disease investigations including COVID 19
• 2. Issuing of Burial Permits
• 3. Emergency Housing and Sewage Inspections; Emergency Nuisance control
• investigations
• 4. Solid Waste and Recycling pick-up and associated nuisance control

 Wastewater normal service but will only offer the public

• 1. emergency sewer blockage calls

 Water Department normal service but will only offer the public

• 1. Meter reading
• 2. Billing
• 3. Final readings
• 4. Final inspections that do not involve entry to a home
• 5. All emergency services will continue, including repair of main and service breaks and
• leaks, service calls for no water, emergency shutoffs and turn-ons, and DigSafe
• markings.

This press release was produced by the City of Attleboro. The views expressed here are the author’s own.