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LABOR AND POLICY\\Policy – COVID Pandemic Response Plan – REVISED – 6-7-2021
RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING ADOPTION OF JUNE 2021
TOWN OF QUEENSBURY COVID-19 PANDEMIC RESPONSE PLAN
RESOLUTION NO.:____________________________________________________, 2021
INTRODUCED BY: ____________________________________________________
WHO MOVED ITS ADOPTION
SECONDED BY: ____________________________________________________
WHEREAS, the United States is facing a pandemic related to Coronavirus Disease 2019
(COVID-19) and there was a need for the Town of Queensbury to adopt a COVID-19 Pandemic
Response Plan (Plan) to deal with this emergency situation, and
WHEREAS, by previous Resolution the Town Board authorized adoption of its Plan and
authorized the Town Supervisor to make modifications as he determined necessary as further
information became known, with the Town Board to later have the ability to approve or
disapprove an updated, revised Plan, and by subsequent Resolutions the Town Board authorized
and ratified adoption of the Plan as further revised, and
WHEREAS, certain modifications have been made since the Plan was last adopted and
revised and the Town Board wishes to consider the Plan as further revised for June 2021 as
presented at this meeting,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the Queensbury Town Board hereby authorizes adoption of the June 2021
COVID-19 Pandemic Response Plan (Plan) in substantially the form presented at this meeting, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes the Town Supervisor, if necessary,
to make modifications to the Plan as he determines that in his discretion are necessary as the
situation changes and further information becomes known, with the Town Board to later have the
ability to approve or disapprove a further revised Plan, and
BE IT FURTHER,
RESOLVED, that the Town Board further authorizes and directs the Town Supervisor to
distribute copies of this Plan to all Town Departments and the Warren County Office of
Emergency Services, and the Town Supervisor, Town Safety and Compliance Officer and/or Town
Facilities Manager to take any and all actions necessary to effectuate the terms of this Resolution
and the Plan, as it may be amended.
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Duly adopted this 7 day of June, 2021, by the following vote:
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NOES :
ABSENT :
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TOWN OF J QUEENSBURY
742 Bay Road, Queensbury, New �._ �.
York 12804
PANDEMIC RESPONSE
PLAN
JUNE. 2021
June 7, 2021 Adopted by the Town Board
DEPARTMENT MANAGERS
AND
PUBLIC SAFTEY OFFICER, CSEA AND HUMAN RESOURCES REPRESENTATIVES
Accounting: Barbara Tierney
Assessment:Teri Ross
Building & Codes: Dave Hatin
Building&Grounds: Chuck Rice
Cemetery: Connie Goedert
Court: Mike Muller and Eric Schwenker
CSEA: Susan Sheehan
Highway: Dave Duell
Historian:Joan Aldous
Human Resources: Pinnacle/Marge Mulligan
Legal: Pam Hunsinger
Parks & Recreation: Steve Lovering
Planning/Zoning: Craig Brown
Public Safety Officer/Fire Marshall: Mike Palmer
Queensbury Senior Citizens: Michelle Whitbeck
Security: Lesley Gordon
Town Clerk: Caroline Barber
Supervisor Executive Assistant: Victoria LaMarque
Transfer Stations/Solid Waste: Rich Paris
Water/Wastewater: Chris Harrington
TOWN BOARD
Supervisor: John Strough
Ward 1: Anthony Metivier
Ward 2: Harrison Freer
Ward 3: George Ferone
Ward 4: Tim McNulty
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
TABLE OF CONTENTS AND PUBLIC NOTICE PAGE 2
INTERIM PUBLIC HEALTH RECOMMENDATIONS PAGE 3
JUNE NOTES PAGE 4
BUILDING/DEPARTMENT PROTOCOLS PAGE 5-8
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Interim Public Health Recommendations for Fully Vaccinated People
Summary of Recent Changes Updates as of May 28, 2021
Key Points
The following recommendations apply to non-healthcare settings. For related information
for healthcare settings, visit Updated Healthcare Infection Prevention and Control
Recommendations in Response to COVID-19 Vaccination.
Fully vaccinated people can:
• Resume activities without wearing masks or physically distancing, except where
required by federal, state, local, tribal, or territorial laws, rules and regulations,
including local business and workplace guidance
• Resume domestic travel and refrain from testing before or after travel or self-
quarantine after travel
• Refrain from testing before leaving the United States for international travel (unless
required by the destination) and refrain from self-quarantine after arriving back in
the United States
• Refrain from testing following a known exposure, if asymptomatic, with some
exceptions for specific settings
• Refrain from quarantine following a known exposure if asymptomatic
• Refrain from routine screening testing if feasible
For now, fully vaccinated people should continue to:
• Get tested if experiencing COVID-19 symptoms
• Follow CDC and health department travel requirements and recommendations
For the purposes of this guidance, people are considered fully vaccinated for COVID-19 >_2
weeks after they have received the second dose in a 2-dose series (Pfizer-BioNTech or
Moderna), or>_2 weeks after they have received a single-dose vaccine (Johnson &Johnson
D&J)/Janssen)±; there is currently no post-vaccination time limit on fully vaccinated status.
Unvaccinated people refers to individuals of all ages, including children,that have not
completed a vaccination series or received a single-dose vaccine.
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JUNE NOTES:
• ALL TOWN FACILITIES ARE OPEN TO IN-PERSON USE IF COVID PROTOCOLS ARE
FOLLOWED.
• TOWN BOARD, PLANNING BOARD AND ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS MEETINGS
o TOWN BOARD:
■ JUNE 7: IN-PERSON, ZOOM AND YOUTUBE
■ JUNE 21: IN-PERSON AND ZOOM
o PB & ZBA: IN-PERSON ONLY
• MEETING SET-UPS WILL RETURN TO PRE-COVID ARRANGEMENTS
• SECURITY WILL BE RECORDING PUBLIC ATTENDEES FOR THE ABOVE MEETINGS
o TWO SIGN IN SHEETS:
■ No, I am not fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required
■ Yes, I am fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required
• APPOINTMENTS PREFERRED FOR BUILDING & CODES AND PLANNING &ZONING
DEPARTMENTS- Please inform the security guard so they can keep a calendar of
appointments -Security email is: security@queensbury.net
• QUEENSBURY SENIORS AND PARKS & RECREATION WILL BE SCHEDULING IN-PERSON
ACTIVITIES. ALL ACTIVITIES NEED TO BE FEDERAL AND STATE COVID COMPLIANT.
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BUILDING/DEPARTMENT PROTOCOLS
ACTIVITIES CENTER BUILDING
• Queensbury Senior Citizens will offer COVID compliant activities and programs.
• Parks & Recreation will hold COVID compliant activities and programs.
• Town, Planning and Zoning Board meetings:
o Town Board:
■ June 7: In-person, Zoom and YouTube
■ June 21: In-person and Zoom
o PB &ZBA: In-person only
• Meeting set-ups will return to pre-COVID arrangements
• Security will be recording public attendees for the above meetings
o Two sign in sheets:
■ No, I am not fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required
■ Yes, I am fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required
TOWN OFFICE BUILDING
• MOST building employees are fully vaccinated.
o NOT fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required when leaving your
desk area or are in a situation where others nearby might not be fully
vaccinated.
o Fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required.
• Building hours are 8 AM to 4 PM —building restricted as per below.
• Security will remain until 4:15 PM.
• Residents are encouraged to do town business via phone, email or website.
• Appointments preferred for Planning&Zoning, Building& Codes and Accounting.
• No appointments required for Assessor's Office, Parks & Recreation and Town Clerk's
Office.
• Visitor attendance will be guided to north entry doors—to insure traffic management
and security review. Security will maintain a list of non-employees attendance and time
in the building. All exiting will be guided to southern doors.
• Meetings of up to 15 fully vaccinated attendees allowed in the Supervisor's Conference
Room.
• Supervisor's Conference room will be limited to 15 fully vaccinated. If NOT fully
vaccinated are in attendance the room allowance will have to be reduced in accordance
with 6 feet social distancing requirements.
HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS
• MOST building employees are fully vaccinated.
o NOT fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required when leaving your
desk area or are in a situation where others nearby might not be fully
vaccinated.
o Fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required.
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• When gathering in break room 6ft or Mask is required.
• All Employees need to go to new garage to get the orders for the day staying 6ft apart or
wearing your mask.
• All employees are responsible for cleaning their hands before using time clock.
• Supervisors on the desk will be responsible for cleaning door handles and wiping down
all surfaces.
• All Employees should clean and sanitize Town of Queensbury Highway vehicles after
each use.
WATER BUILDINGS AND DEPARTMENT
• MOST building employees are fully vaccinated.
o NOT fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required when leaving your
desk area or are in a situation where others nearby might not be fully
vaccinated.
o Fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required.
o Water/Wastewater Employees needing to enter a private residence such as
metermen still will need to wear masks.
• Water Department is fully open..
BUILDING & GROUNDS: Chuck Rice
• To assure a strict sanitation program Building & Grounds will maintain full staffing.
o All common area surfaces as well as wall switches will be sanitized as part of
daily cleaning routine. All exterior door handles and touch points will be
sanitized as part of the daily cleaning routine. Carpet cleaning will take place
monthly or as dictated by the types and amounts of soils encountered.
CEMETERY: Connie Goedert
• MOST building employees are fully vaccinated.
o NOT fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required when leaving your
desk area or are in a situation where others nearby might not be fully
vaccinated.
o Fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required.
• Superintendent all other employees will maintain full staffing to assure cemetery and
crematory essential services.
COURT: Eric Schwenker and Mike Muller
• ALL COURT STAFF ARE VACCINATED. ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEYS, ASSISTANT
PUBLIC DEFENDERS, INDEPENDENT DEFENSE ATTORNEYS, DEFENDANTS, WITNESSES
present a distinct possibility that some or many such persons are NOT vaccinated.
• Accordingly " in person "court activities will continue to be conducted following all CDC
guidelines that require social distancing and wearing of masks in court until the NYS
Office of Court Administration announces revisions to current policies.
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• In person court appearances will predominate, while it remains possible (under special
circumstances)that a virtual appearance or proceeding will be conducted if warranted.
• Queensbury Town Court staff will continue their normal court duties and administrative
operations in accordance with State, Town, and Office of Court Administration COVID-
19 protection (social distancing) measures M-F and the courthouse will be open to the
public on every work day 8:00 am to 4 :00 pm
HISTORIAN:Joan Aldous
• Appointments required.
• Use of mail, email and phone calls recommended.
• Masks required when social distancing cannot be maintained.
PARKS & RECREATION: Steve Lovering
• Public may visit office for registration—no appointment required.
• Website registration is encouraged.
• Outdoor recreation can resume without masks—following updated NYS/CDC guidelines
• Indoor recreation events/programs can resume with capacity limits.
• Signage offering COVID-19 safe behaviors and requiring compliance have been erected
at all parks and recreation sites.
• Public use of athletic fields, playgrounds and picnic areas are regulated based on
NYS/CDC guidelines.
SECURITY
• Security hours will match the Office Building hours: 8 AM to 4:15 PM.
• The public intending to use the Town Office building will be restricted to using the
northern front entry, the entry monitored by security.
• Town Security will account for the visiting public; in that each person attending will be
documented,this includes the following: name, destination, and time entering and
leaving. All visitors are encouraged to make appointments prior to their visit to the
announced limited access buildings.
• All departments who have appointments will share those with security; please supply
security with the following information: who, what time, etc.
• Will visually observe persons entering the building; Fever, cough, difficulty breathing or
shortness of breath or bluish lips or face may be symptoms of COVID-19. At a distance of
6 feet, security will interview the suspect. If, through observation and interview, it is
determined that the visitor may be ill, they will be asked to leave the premises.
• Sign in and phone number required for tracing purposes.
• A table is present for the purposes of offering visitors safety checks and PPE materials.
o Non-touch thermometer included.
• Security will be recording public attendees for the above meetings
o Two sign in sheets:
■ No, I am not fully vaccinated - Mask and 6' social distancing required
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■ Yes, I am fully vaccinated - No mask or social distancing required
TOWN CLERK: Caroline Barber
• Regular staffing and hours.
• Open to the public. Appointments recommended but not required for Marriage License
applications.
• If residents prefer, there are online payment options or the use of the depository box
located outside the Town Office Building. The depository box may be used for
water/sewer payments, dog licensing& renewals as well as communications of letter
sized envelopes. Envelopes provided adjacent to depository box.
TRANSFER STATIONS/SOLID WASTE: Rich Paris
• Fully vaccinated employees v non-vaccinated employees?
• All visitors required to be masked.
• Employees will use masks and gloves and replace at least daily.
• Employees must maintain social distancing.
• Limit buildings to two employees max.
• Stagger breaks so we're not congregating in one building.
• Encourage customers to have their recycling sorted before they arrive to help with
congestion in the yard.
QUEENSBURY SENIOR CITIZENS: Administrator Michelle Whitbeck
• Queensbury Senior Center is open. We have resumed our normal business hours of
9am-4pm Monday-Friday. We will continue to follow CDC COVID-19 recommendations.
We are tremendously grateful for Queensbury Supervisor Strough, the Town Board, and
the dedicated staff at the town who continue to advise us and ensure that our building
is thoroughly cleaned. For more information about QSC events and activities please visit
our website or Facebook page. Our newsletter is also available in our lobby. Please call
us at 518-761-8224 to register for events or for further inquiries.
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