Legislators flag residency issues for Children's Services Fund reappointments; executive order to be reviewed

During Friday’s meeting, legislators raised concerns about reappointments to the Jackson County Children’s Services Fund after reapportionment left at least one reappointee no longer living in the district to which they had been first appointed.

A legislator said the County Executive’s office forwarded an executive order for appointments, and that one reappointment appeared to involve a person who no longer lives in the original district. The transcript records that the election board verified that the individual no longer resides in that district.

Legislators asked that the appointments be revalidated. One lawmaker suggested revalidating all affected appointees to reflect changes caused by redistricting. There was also a brief exchange about when the County Executive’s office delivered the executive order: a legislator said they received it about five minutes before the meeting on the prior day, while other comments in the record indicate the order is included in the legislature’s packet and will appear on the agenda for the Monday, May 19, 3:00 p.m., meeting.

No formal vote was recorded on the appointments during the May 16 meeting. The transcript shows the legislature intends to discuss the executive order and the Children’s Services Fund appointments further at the May 19 meeting; legislators asked staff to verify residency and to revalidate appointments where appropriate.

The transcript does not include the names of the appointees or the full text of the executive order; it records only that the order came from the County Executive’s office and that the election board verification confirmed at least one appointee’s district change.