BPU to meet Wednesday

The Kansas City, Kansas, Board of Public Utilities will meet at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, in a virtual meeting.

On the agenda are a public comment time; general manager and staff reports; COVID-19 update; Unified Government public works update; November financial report; Wyandotte County regional hazard mitigation plan adoption; miscellaneous comments; and board comments.

The meeting will be conducted through the internet and telephone. The BPU offices are closed to the public because of the pandemic.

The BPU Finance Committee meeting will begin at 5:15 p.m. Wednesday.

The public may access the meetings through the telephone and internet.

To join the Zoom meeting, visit https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84523139724.

To join by telephone, call toll-free 1-888-475-4499.

The meeting ID is 845 2313 9724.

The board meeting information packet is available online at https://www.bpu.com/Portals/0/pdf/board-information-packet-1-6-21.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. They will “raise their hand” on Zoom to be recognized to speak.