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Madison County supervisors notify election commission of Justice Court vacancy, authorize county attorney to draft order
Summary
At a brief special-call meeting, Madison County supervisors voted to notify the Madison County Election Commission of a vacancy on the Justice Court bench and authorized County Attorney Mike Espie to draft the written notification; the board also voted to add the meeting notice to the minutes, citing a statutory requirement.
At a special-call emergency meeting, an unidentified board member moved to notify the Madison County Election Commission of “a vacancy at the Justice Court bench” and to authorize County Attorney Mike Espie to draft a written order notifying the election commission.
The motion was seconded by Supervisor Griffin and approved after the presiding official called for the ayes. The meeting record shows the board voice-voted the motion with the response, “All in favor, say aye. Aye.”
The board also voted to add the meeting notice to the minutes after a member noted that doing so is “a statutory thing.” That motion was seconded by Supervisor Griffin and approved by voice vote with the board responding “Aye.”
Meeting remarks were procedural and brief. The transcript records a subsequent motion to adjourn and to set an April adjournment date, but the recording excerpt ends before that motion and any related vote are fully recorded.
Speakers identified in the meeting included County Attorney Mike Espie and Supervisor Griffin; other remarks in the excerpt were made by two board members not identified by full name in the transcript.
No statute number or specific timetable for filling the Justice Court vacancy was mentioned in the excerpt. The board did not provide a recorded roll-call vote or numeric tally in the available transcript; actions were recorded by voice vote.
