Pickens County chair proposes consolidating work session and regular meeting on same day

May 5, 2026

The chair proposed moving work sessions to the 3rd Monday and holding executive session and the regular 5:30 p.m. voting meeting the same day to reduce staff nights and improve agenda preparation; the board asked staff and county counsel to verify statutory compliance before placing the change on a future voting agenda.

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The chair proposed altering the county's meeting cadence so the work session and regular voting meeting occur on the same day (the 3rd Monday), with a work session followed by an executive session and then the 5:30 p.m. regular meeting. The chair said the change would give staff more time to prepare agendas and reduce multiple staff nights while ensuring notice requirements are met.

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