Meetings Ahead
From truro-ma.gov, click on “remote meeting information” on the lower left. The next page will prompt you to click again for a pdf document with instructions for viewing or listening to remote meetings. Where comments are invited, they must be sent before the meeting to be read at the meeting.
No meetings posted for April 23 to April 30 as of the Independent’s deadline Tuesday.
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Coronavirus Update
As of April 21, there were two active cases and seven resolved coronavirus cases in Truro.
Town Manager to Stay
Town Manager Rae Ann Palmer has agreed to postpone her retirement until Sept. 30, 2020, in order to provide consistent leadership for the town through uncertain times. Before the coronavirus stay-at-home advisory, she had planned to retire in June. On April 21, the select board agreed to give her a raise for her extra time on the job, so she’ll be paid at an annual rate of $145,000 for the three months beyond her planned June 30 retirement, said Bob Weinstein of the select board. The board is advertising her position at $145,000. Palmer’s current annual salary is $140,000.
The select board will interview and appoint the town manager screening committee by May 12. “We want to hire someone by September,” Weinstein said, adding that they hope to do the interviews in person.
Town Meeting Set for June 23
The select board has delayed the annual town meeting, originally scheduled for April 28, to June 23, in the hopes that by then people will feel OK about congregating. Town Manager Rae Ann Palmer advised the board on April 21 that some Cape towns are considering virtual town meetings or outdoor town meetings. She said virtual town meeting won’t be fair to those without reliable internet service. An outdoor town meeting or further postponement may be necessary, she added. The town election will be held on June 30.
Tax Delay
The Truro Select Board voted unanimously on April 14 to extend the due date for 2020 second half real and personal property tax bills and for applications for property tax exemptions to June 1, 2020, to provide some relief to residents during the Covid-19 public health emergency. Tax payments would have been due on May 1. —K.C. Myers
