November 7, 2020 at 3:45 a.m.
Boggs returns to work
Mayor had been out of the office after positive COVID-19 test
Boggs returns to work
Portland Mayor John Boggs returned to work Friday.
Boggs, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, told Portland Board of Works at its virtual meeting Thursday that he would come back to work in city hall Friday if he was free of any coronavirus symptoms.
The board also approved a new cyber insurance agreement.
The mayor explained that he was returning to work because it has been 10 days since his last positive test.
“I want to do the whole 10 days, but I’m ready to get back to work,” Boggs said.
Ten days is the minimum recommended quarantine period after testing positive for COVID-19, according to MIT Medical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a quarantine period of 14 days after testing positive.
Boggs provided a timeline after the meeting, saying that he was tested for COVID-19 on Oct. 26 — the same day as the Jay Community Awards, which he attended.
He began experiencing symptoms and feeling ill Oct. 27, he said, and got a positive test result days later.
While the mayor was working from home, the city has held two virtual meetings, both on Zoom, one for city council Monday and the other for board of works Thursday. A Portland Park Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns, according to city clerk-treasurer Lori Phillips.
Also at Thursday’s meeting, the board approved a $3,854 contract with Wingman Cyber of Cambridge, Maryland, for an insurance policy that, among other protections, provides coverage for fraud, data recovery and extortion.
“It would replace our computer software,” Phillips said during the meeting. She added it also provides protections from hackers and was recommended by Portland Insurance.
In other business, board members Boggs and Jerry Leonhard:
•Voted to allow Mark Day, Portland, to connect to the city sewer from 1015 W. Water St. He is building a new house there, Phillips said.
•Approved a quit claim deed for a vacated alley at 114 E. Adams St.
•Signed off on water bill adjustments for three properties.
Board member Steve McIntosh was logged on for the meeting but was unable to vote because of issues with his microphone.
Boggs, who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, told Portland Board of Works at its virtual meeting Thursday that he would come back to work in city hall Friday if he was free of any coronavirus symptoms.
The board also approved a new cyber insurance agreement.
The mayor explained that he was returning to work because it has been 10 days since his last positive test.
“I want to do the whole 10 days, but I’m ready to get back to work,” Boggs said.
Ten days is the minimum recommended quarantine period after testing positive for COVID-19, according to MIT Medical. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends a quarantine period of 14 days after testing positive.
Boggs provided a timeline after the meeting, saying that he was tested for COVID-19 on Oct. 26 — the same day as the Jay Community Awards, which he attended.
He began experiencing symptoms and feeling ill Oct. 27, he said, and got a positive test result days later.
While the mayor was working from home, the city has held two virtual meetings, both on Zoom, one for city council Monday and the other for board of works Thursday. A Portland Park Board meeting scheduled for Tuesday was canceled because of COVID-19 concerns, according to city clerk-treasurer Lori Phillips.
Also at Thursday’s meeting, the board approved a $3,854 contract with Wingman Cyber of Cambridge, Maryland, for an insurance policy that, among other protections, provides coverage for fraud, data recovery and extortion.
“It would replace our computer software,” Phillips said during the meeting. She added it also provides protections from hackers and was recommended by Portland Insurance.
In other business, board members Boggs and Jerry Leonhard:
•Voted to allow Mark Day, Portland, to connect to the city sewer from 1015 W. Water St. He is building a new house there, Phillips said.
•Approved a quit claim deed for a vacated alley at 114 E. Adams St.
•Signed off on water bill adjustments for three properties.
Board member Steve McIntosh was logged on for the meeting but was unable to vote because of issues with his microphone.
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