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Fulton County commissioners adopt consent agenda, 5-0
Summary
At the Fulton County Board of Commissioners’ Jan. 22, 2025, meeting the commission adopted the consent agenda by a 5-0 vote. Commissioner Bridget Thorne moved to adopt and Commissioner Dana Barrett seconded; the clerk announced the tally.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 Thursday to adopt the meeting’s consent agenda, the clerk to the commission announced during roll call at the Jan. 22, 2025, regular meeting.
Commissioner Bridget Thorne moved to adopt the consent agenda. Commissioner Dana Barrett seconded the motion, and the clerk said, “And the motion passes 5 yeas, 0 nays.”
Under the board’s consent-agenda procedure, items listed on the consent agenda are treated as routine and acted on by a single motion unless a commissioner requests separate consideration. The clerk stated that no items were moved from the consent agenda for separate discussion before the vote.
The clerk called the roll and confirmed a quorum at the start of the meeting, which began at 10:00 a.m. The commission then proceeded to the invitation and the pledge of allegiance and to the rest of the meeting agenda.
No ordinances, resolutions, contracts, or other specific consent-agenda items were identified or read aloud in the portions of the transcript provided; details of the individual items included on the adopted consent agenda were not specified in the record excerpt.
