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Committee formalizes process allowing County Board chair to sign documents when executive unavailable
Summary
The Executive Committee approved adding a process to the county code permitting the County Board chair to sign contracts and documents when the County Executive is unavailable, and clarified how absences will be defined.
The committee approved a change in practice formalized as a code process to allow the County Board chair to sign documents when the County Executive is unavailable.
County staff and the county attorney explained the county had been processing contracts and occasionally needed signatures when the County Executive was not available; the change will clarify the definition of absence and the signature process and avoid contract delays.
Supervisor Grama moved and Supervisor Schwab seconded the motion to adopt the process; the committee approved it on a voice vote.
Ending: The county attorney and staff will finalize the code language and implementation steps so contracts can be timely processed when the County Executive is unavailable.
