County to hold virtual meeting for businesses on COVID-19 relief

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Courtesy of San Benito County:

To participate in the virtual town hall 3 p.m. Friday, April 24, 2020, join the Zoom meeting at https://zoom.us/j/91453577054

San Benito County supervisors Jim Gillio and Peter Hernandez are scheduled to host a virtual town hall Friday with Senator Anna Caballero and Assembly member Robert Rivas. They are addressing business concerns derived from the San Benito County Chamber’s COVID-19 survey and the County’s economic impact surveys.

In partnership with the San Benito Chamber of Commerce, San Benito Business Council,  Economic Development Corporation, Hollister Downtown Association, Cal Coastal SBDC, and the City of Hollister, City of San Juan Bautista, and San Benito County agency leaders. The meeting is set to include updates around the County’s, Health Order, discussion of essential business, social distancing protocols, mask-covering overview, resources available to local organizations, price gouging, enforcement of shelter in place, construction industry guidelines, plans for economic recovery, webinars, training, tools, and workforce retention and reemployment.

In addition to the supervisors, county panelists will include County Administrative Officer Ray Espinosa, Health Department Director Tracey Belton, Tax Collector/Treasurer Melinda Casillas, Resource Management Agency Harry Mavrogenes, Assessor Tom Slavich, Joe Paul Gonzalez County Clerk, Auditor & Recorder Registrar of Voters, District Attorney Candice Hooper, Sheriff Darren Thompson, and Emergency Services Manager Kris Mangano.