Madison County BZA adopts regular meeting schedule, assigns clerical duties and forwards nominations to circuit court judge

The Madison County Board of Zoning Appeals elected Tuesday to formalize several procedural items: the board set its regular meeting date and time, assigned administrative responsibilities to the zoning office, adopted a cancellation-notice practice when no cases exist, and confirmed that two applicants had been recommended to the circuit court judge for an open seat.

A motion carried to schedule regular meetings on the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. in the county auditorium. The board also voted that the zoning administrator’s office will handle administrative and secretarial duties, including preparing and sending agendas and packets, taking minutes and maintaining records. Staff agreed to notify board members when there are no cases and a meeting will be canceled.

During the meeting the board named two applicants who had been recommended to the circuit court judge: Kyle Knight, who said he owns a local electrical business and lives in Banco, and Jessica Davis, who said she lives in Brightwood and is completing a graduate business program. County staff reported the board had already forwarded those recommendations to the court; the judge’s appointment and the oath would follow the judge’s action.

Board members also discussed the absence of written bylaws and the need to clarify meeting start times. The chairman asked the board to adopt the meeting schedule as a formal motion to establish a consistent routine. The motions to set the meeting schedule and to assign administrative duties were each moved, seconded and approved; recorded roll-call tallies were not specified in the transcript.