Committee members raise long-term vacancy and quorum concerns

Members told the Portage County Groundwater Committee they remain concerned about long-running vacancies and quorum reliability; staff said corp counsel would not permit proxy voting and that outreach to town chairs produced some new appointees.

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Near the meeting’s close members raised governance concerns about persistent vacancies and difficulty maintaining a quorum. A committee member said several townships had gone without representation for long stretches and worried a pattern of vacancies could be used to block committee action.

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