STAFF REPORTS
Two new cases of coronavirus disease are confirmed in Douglas County, bringing the county’s current total to three, according to Lawrence-Douglas County Public Health.
The new cases involve a woman in her 30s who recently traveled to the West Coast, and a man also in his 30s who recently traveled to England. Both patients are in isolation.
Public Health will contact those who were exposed as soon as possible, the release said.
See the release here: https://ldchealth.org/civicalerts.aspx?AID=245
Other updates:
Schools
On Friday, Superintendent Steve Splichal notified families with more information on remote learning and how to find breakfast and lunch “grab-n-go’s” for children. He also noted plans are in the works to gradually allow families back into the schools to pick up personal items.
See the full release here: https://www.eudoraschools.org/site/default.aspx?PageType=3&DomainID=4&ModuleInstanceID=1675&ViewID=6446EE88-D30C-497E-9316-3F8874B3E108&RenderLoc=0&FlexDataID=6634&PageID=1&fbclid=IwAR3nJA0jMC-PfZP0ovyI_NL6ClgtptzaDSYHETtffx3kViVTMqi8nTA-JWM
Pharmacy
AuBurn Pharmacy issued a news release that it has discontinued all walk-in patient access to its pharmacies.
• Prescription pick up will be by drive-thru, parking lot pick up and delivery only.
• To ensure that your prescription is ready when you arrive, please request refills in advance and call when you are en route to the pharmacy.
• For parking lot pick up, please call with your name and date of birth when you arrive, and an associate will deliver your medications to your vehicle.
• If you need over-the-counter medications or items, please phone in your order and the pharmacy will get those ready for pick up, too.
Hospitality funding
Hotels, restaurants, bars, event centers and other hospitality establishments are eligible for loans up to $20,000 at 0 percent interest under a new program announced by Gov. Laura Kelly on Friday.
Her administration has allocated $5 million of state funds to establish the Hospitality Industry Relief Emergency (HIRE) Fund to provide short-term loans for Kansas’ hospitality sector during the pandemic.
Loan decisions will made within 72 hours of the time an application is submitted, and businesses will receive funds within 48 hours of an application being approved, a news release said.
See the full release here: https://www.kansascommerce.gov/covid-19-response/hospitality-industry-relief-emergency-hire-fund/
Open meetings
The attorney general’s office sent an advisory Friday that state and local governments must ensure their meetings remain open to the public to follow state open meeting laws.
“During a time of declared emergency when lives are disrupted, many people are apprehensive, and rumors can run rampant, the importance of ensuring openness and transparency in the government decision-making process is even greater than usual,” Attorney General Derek Schmidt said in a statement.
If the members of the public body themselves are not physically gathered in one place – for example, if the meeting itself is conducted by telephone or videoconferencing – then members of the public must be able to join in the electronic conferencing in order to listen to or observe the meeting.
If the members of the public body are physically gathered for a meeting but cannot allow members of the public to be present because of emergency limitations, then the public body must take steps to allow members of the public to listen to or observe the meeting by telephone, videoconferencing, television broadcast or similar method.
Read more on the options that local government entities are advised to follow.
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