Lawrence County adopts Ohio Revised Code Section 121.221 as virtual meetings policy

The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners on May 13 moved to adopt Ohio Revised Code Section 121.221 as the county policy for virtual meetings and recorded the motion as approved by the commissioners in attendance.

The motion was presented on the agenda and carried by recorded voice vote; the transcript records affirmative votes by Commissioners Mike Finley, Colton Copley and Dan Holiday. The meeting record does not include further detail about how the county will implement the statute as policy, such as notice procedures, quorum rules or technology requirements.

The Ohio Revised Code reference cited in the motion is Section 121.221. The commissioners did not provide additional written policy language during the meeting and did not verbally specify administrative steps, timelines or assigned staff for implementing the policy.

The adoption was confirmed during the regular meeting; the county clerk or county administrator would be the appropriate office to contact for the written policy and implementation details.