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Columbus County commissioners return to open session, approve general account
Summary
After recessing from a closed session where attorney-client privilege, economic development and real estate acquisition were discussed with no action taken, the Columbus County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s general account by voice vote.
During a meeting, the Columbus County Board of Commissioners recessed out of closed session, returned to open session and approved the county’s general account.
The board moved to end closed session after a motion from Commissioner Scott Floyd, seconded by Commissioner Smith; commissioners responded "Aye" and the meeting returned to open session. A staff member reported the closed session had covered matters subject to attorney-client privilege, economic development and real estate acquisition and said, "No action was taken by the board."
Following the announcement, Commissioner Byrd moved to approve the general account as presented; Commissioner Bullard seconded the motion. Commissioners voted by voice and the motion passed. The meeting record shows the votes were taken by voice; no roll-call vote or individual vote tally was recorded in the transcript.
After approving the general account, the board recessed for about 30 minutes and then resumed regular session, according to the meeting record.
The transcript does not include dates, dollar amounts, or a detailed breakdown of items covered in the closed session; those specifics were not specified in the record.
