This is reportedly the best of both worlds for accessibility and is made possible by the act Gov. Charlie Baker signed on June 16 extending certain COVID-19 measures adopted during the state of emergency until April 2022. The Executive Committee decided to continue Zoom meetings. BRPC has a setup that allows members to participate remotely from its offices with the help of BRPC employees if need be. Many full committee members favored in-person meetings because of the quality of communication but did support the hybrid model. I think something is lost by not meeting together because it just has a totally different quality, Tyringham alternate Sarah Hudson said.
This budget which was given a positive recommendation by the Finance Subcommittee earlier this month is $1,059,797 higher than this year s budget. This increase in the spending plan is primarily due to several new grants for economic development, education, and public health programs. The budget includes salary increases of $496,455 that are largely for the promotion of a senior planner to a program manager, hiring a senior economic planner, an additional planner, and an open administrative position. BRPC s overall benefits have increased by $193,231 from $640,138 to $833,369. This is mostly due to more staff and staff having a larger amount of unused vacation or unused compensation hours.
May 30, 2021 | 11:01AM
A half-dozen members of the Dulye Leadership Experience professional development participated in Friday s Downtown Pittsfield Clean-Up Event. click for more
May 29, 2021 | 12:31PM
Restaurants, in particular, seem to be taking a measured approach ranging from letting patrons and workers make their own decisions, to keeping some distance between seating to maintaining face-covering protocols. click for more
May 29, 2021 | 05:57AM
Opening on Monday, May 31, is a work by American fashion designer Tory Burch, who launched her brand in 2004 and has since grown to a global business with boutiques all around the world, and artist/designer Gary Graham. click for more
May 28, 2021 | 04:12PM