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Surry County Planning Commission shortens meeting start time, adopts bylaws changes
Summary
The Surry County Planning Commission voted Feb. 24 to adopt revisions to its bylaws that set regular meeting start time at 6:00 p.m., require public hearings to be advertised for 6:30 p.m., cap committee sizes at five, and align agenda-distribution timing with the Board of Supervisors.
The Surry County Planning Commission on Feb. 24 adopted amendments to its bylaws that change the commission's regular meeting start time to 6:00 p.m. and require that any advertised public hearing begin at 6:30 p.m.
The change, approved by voice vote, also caps committee membership at no fewer than three and no more than five commissioners, and proposes aligning the commission's agenda-distribution language with the Board of Supervisors to publish agendas and materials at least five days before regular meetings.
The revisions were introduced by county staff during the meeting as a set of proposed edits and options. Horace Wade, the planning commission secretary and county staff member,…
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