Grayson County EDA elects officers, approves minutes and clerk appointments

The Grayson County Economic Development Authority elected Kenneth Belton chair and Jason Longard vice chair at its Jan. 23 meeting, approved past minutes and named Steve Moyer as clerk and Mitch (last name not specified in the record) as deputy clerk.

The leadership vote came at the start of the meeting after roll call established a quorum. Kenneth Belton was nominated and, after no other nominations, members voted in favor; the gavel was handed to Belton when he was confirmed. Jason Longard was nominated and approved as vice chair in a separate vote. The authority then voted to appoint Steve Moyer as clerk and Mitch as deputy clerk; the minutes record the motion carried.

The board also approved the minutes from its previous meeting. During approval the chair noted a correction involving a previously discussed encumbrance of $200,000 from the Grayson County Ag Disaster/Recovery Fund; board members asked staff to reflect that figure in the next financial report.

Board members who participated in these procedural items included Kenneth Belton (elected chair), Jason Longard (elected vice chair), Gary Rasco, Roger Rose and others present for roll call. Tracy Cornett and finance staff (Linda, last name not provided) took part in staff updates and the financial report discussion. The minutes show the chair, clerk and members agreed to the procedural items and the clerk recorded the votes.

No substantive policy decisions were made under these procedural items beyond the appointments and the direction to correct the financial report to show the previously approved $200,000 encumbrance from the Ag Disaster Fund.