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Winnebago County board refers ordinance to restore chair’s administrative authority after public comments
Summary
Winnebago County Board voted 12-7 on May 8 to suspend rules and send an ordinance that would restore administrative authority to the county board chairman to the Economic Development Committee after public comment and board debate.
Winnebago County Board on May 8 voted to suspend the rules and refer an ordinance amending Chapter 2 of the county code — a measure to restore administrative authority to the county board chairman — to the Economic Development Committee for consideration.
The vote to suspend the rules was moved by Miss Valdez and seconded by Mr. Steen; the motion passed on a roll-call tally of 12 yes and 7 no. The board subsequently approved a motion to discharge the Operations Committee’s ad hoc group that had been examining the ordinance and sent the measure to Economic Development, also by a 12-7 vote. An attorney for the county clarified that the previously formed ad hoc under Operations has been discharged and that the ordinance will now proceed in Economic Development; Chairman Sweeney may form an ad hoc under that committee if he chooses.
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