City Council

PROCEDURES FOR MAY 12, 2021 AMHERST TOWN COUNCIL MEETING A Town Council Meeting will be held by the Amherst Town Council on Wednesday May 12, 2021, at 7:00 pm in the Council Chambers of the Town Hall, 174 S. Main Street, Amherst, VA, at which time such matters as set forth in the May 12, 2021, agenda will be discussed. In accordance with the Governor’s Order, we ask that anyone attending the meeting in person wear a mask. In the alternative, and as a result of COVID-19 restrictions and limited space at Town Hall, all Citizens can observe the Town of Amherst May 12, 2021, meeting live on YouTube by using this link: https://youtu.be/_VCbLwYM_KM Citizen Comments. Town Council will observe the following for public comments: • Any citizen of the Town of Amherst wishing to state his or her comments to Town Council who does not wish to appear in person must do so in writing no later than 6:30 pm May 12, 2021, by emailing: Town Manager Sara E. Carter at sara.carter@amherstva.gov. Please include your full name and your address in your email so an appropriate record can be kept. • In-person comments can also be made by individuals who sign up on the sheet provided on the table outside of the Council Chambers entrance starting at 6:30 PM on May 12, 2021. Citizens may be asked to wait in their cars for their turn to speak in order to maintain social distancing in the meeting room and staff will call citizens in for their turn to speak. This time is for citizens to address Council, and not designed to be a question and answer session or a discussion time. If follow-up is requested, that will occur after the meeting. Reading of comments is limited to three minutes for individuals and groups are limited to five minutes, after which the reading of the comment is stopped and a hard copy of the comment will be given to the Clerk of Council who will provide copies of the comment to the Mayor and Council members to read in its entirety. If you have questions about the process, please call Sara Carter at 434.946.7885 or email her at sara.carter@amherstva.gov View entire May 12, 2021, Town Council Agenda here