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Monongalia commissioners order notice to executrix in Hobeetter estate, give 30 days to respond
Summary
The Monongalia County Commission voted to notify the executrix named in the estate of Dolores May Hobeetter that she has 30 days to resign or contest a petition seeking her removal; if no response is received the commission will address the petition at a future public meeting.
The Monongalia County Commission voted April 9 to notify the executrix named in the estate of Dolores May Hobeetter that she has 30 days to respond to a petition seeking her removal.
Commissioners said the petition indicated Marcela Hovatter (listed in petition records as the executrix) may not object to the removal. To avoid prolonging the process, a commissioner moved to have the county send a certified letter to Hovatter giving her 30 days to state whether she will resign or contest the petition; the motion was seconded and approved.
County staff said notice of the petition was provided to all parties and that, if no response arrives within the 30-day period, the commission will place the petition on the agenda of its next regularly scheduled public meeting for consideration. The commission member who introduced the motion said the alternative would be to forward the matter to a fiduciary commissioner, which could lengthen the timeline.
The action leaves the next formal step contingent on Hovatter’s response or lack of response. The commission did not take a final removal vote on April 9.
The commission’s action followed routine fiduciary business listed on the consent agenda and came during the meeting’s fiduciary items.
No statute or specific court rule was cited during the commission’s discussion; the clerk and judiciary office were referenced as recipients of notices and correspondence.
