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After more than two years of virtual meetings, the San Mateo County Board of Supervisors will return to in-person meetings in May, the county announced on Tuesday.
The next meeting on May 3 will take place at the board chambers, located at 400 County Center in Redwood City. But the meetings will still be streamed virtually and some supervisors will still attend remotely.
There will be limited capacity at the board chambers and seats will be spaced out to allow for social distancing. People will also be able to view meetings in the lobby outside the board chambers.
Masks are highly encouraged inside the chambers but are not required, regardless of vaccination status.
Board President Don Horsley said in a statement that they will assess this model of both in-person and virtual options to determine if they will continue hosting meetings with both options in the future.
“Virtual meetings were a huge help during the pandemic and allowed us to maintain government functions as normally as possible,” Horsley said. “But there’s nothing like hearing from our community face-to-face.”
Zoom links to access the virtual meetings will be available on the agendas, which are posted online ahead of meetings.
People can also submit written comment to boardfeedback@smcgov.org. Spanish interpretation will be available in-person and virtually.
