BPU to meet Wednesday

The Board of Public Utilities will meet on Wednesday, Nov. 18, in a remote Zoom meeting.

The meeting will be accessible through the internet on the Zoom meeting website, and also through telephone.

The work session will begin at 4:45 p.m., followed by the regular meeting at 6 p.m.

On the agenda for the work session are a board update, general manager update, a report on durable medical equipment, and a discussion of the 2021 capital projects budget.

On the agenda for the regular session at 6 p.m. will be the general manager and staff reports, COVID-19 update, utility bill print update, United Way campaign drive, miscellaneous comments and board comments.

The BPU’s buildings are closed to the public to reduce the risk of COVID-19 currently.

The Zoom meeting will be on the internet at https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

The meeting also is available by telephone; call toll-free 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID number is 845 2313 9724.

The board meeting information packet is at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-11-18-20.pdf.

Members of the community who wish to speak to the board must be logged in to the Zoom meeting via the internet using their browser or the Zoom application. Members of the public will be asked to raise their hand to signal they wish to address the board.

During the public comment section of the agenda, community members will be asked to provide their name and address and will then have 5 minutes to speak.

The zoom application is free and can be downloaded from zoom for the following platforms

PC – https://zoom.us/support/download

Mac – https://apps.apple.com/us/app/zoom-cloud-meetings/id546505307

Android – https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=us.zoom.videomeetings&hl=en

iOS – https://apps.apple.com/us/developer/zoom/id530594111

The public may also join from any web browser -https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.