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Committee defers Morning Star Children & Family Services park-fee refund request after no representative appears
Summary
The finance committee deferred a refund request from Morning Star Children and Family Services because no representative attended; the fee involved was reported as $300 (nonprofit rate) and the committee asked the organization to appear at a future meeting.
The Glynn County Finance Committee deferred action on a request from Morning Star Children and Family Services to refund park rental and cleaning fees paid for an event held March 15, 2025, after no representative from the organization attended the meeting to answer questions.
County staff told the committee that, because Morning Star is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, the organization had already received a 50% non‑profit discount and paid $300 for the event. Staff said that $300 reflected a $50 park rental fee plus $250 charged as the nonprofit rate for Gascoigne Bluff Park, according to the meeting record. Committee members said they expected a representative to appear and that the item should be heard with the requester present.
A motion to defer the refund request was made and seconded; the committee voted in favor of deferral. Committee members asked staff to ask Morning Star or its representative to appear at a future meeting so commissioners can hear details directly. In the meeting record, a commissioner asked whether repeated deferrals require a different process; staff said he was not aware of a statutory time limit requiring a decision after a set number of deferrals.
The transcript shows the item has been deferred previously. No final refund decision was recorded during the meeting.
