Berlin Meeting Room Policy Approved

BERLIN – An official policy now governs use of the meeting rooms in Berlin Town Hall.

Last week the town council approved a new policy outlining usage guidelines for the council chambers and conference room on the second floor of town hall.

“It should have been done years ago,” Mayor Gee Williams said. “This is a public building and when it’s for non-public uses I think we have a responsibility to establish some standards and guidelines that are based on the organizations using the space.”

According to Mary Bohlen, the town’s administrative services director, the policy outlines how the room can be used and what is expected of the group using it.

“This is a policy we’d use going forward for outside organizations wishing to use either the council chambers or the conference room for meetings that are separate from town business,” Bohlen said. “It outlines their responsibilities in using the rooms as well as our responsibilities as their host so to speak.”

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