Navigating through government processes have never been particularly easy and coupled with a pandemic certainly does not make it easier. Most governments went into immediate triage mode, as they would with any natural disaster; scrambling to address stay-at-home orders, business closures, determining essential from nonessential industries, and even when and where masks or other Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) are required. These all became the issues du jour.

Given the unprecedented scale and multi-faceted nature of COVID-19, the pandemic has created the need to re-evaluate procedures and government processes in light of the current normal.

Redefining Public Hearings: Virtual vs. In-Person