Elbert County meeting closed and adjourned after commissioner absent; executive session on land use to be rescheduled

The Elbert County Board of Commissioners closed its public meeting on June 18 and adjourned after Commissioner McDaniel was unexpectedly out of town and requested to participate in an executive session scheduled to discuss land use with the county attorney.

An unidentified presiding official (Speaker 1) said, "And we are looking to postpone and or reschedule this meeting for another date. And do we have a motion to, close this meeting?" The motion to close the meeting was moved by an unidentified county official (Speaker 2), who said, "Based on the fact that the commissioner McDaniel was called out unexpectedly, out of town, and he desires to be part of the executive session where we will be moving this to a later date, and therefore, we have no other business before us. I move that we close the meeting." A vote was indicated and the meeting was adjourned.

Roll call during the meeting recorded Commissioner Buck as present and Commissioner Schroeder as present; Commissioner McDaniel was not present. The transcript records that the board intended to reschedule the executive session but does not specify a new date or a timeline for rescheduling.

No formal discussion of the land-use matter occurred in public session; the transcript shows the only substantive items were the scheduling note about the planned executive session with the county attorney and the motion to close and adjourn. The meeting record contains no second to the motion in the provided transcript, and the vote is recorded only verbally as "Aye" before adjournment.

The meeting opened at about 10 a.m. on June 18, and the commissioners indicated there was no additional business before the board once the absence was noted. The transcript does not provide further details about the land-use topic planned for the executive session, any related agenda item number, or when the rescheduled meeting will take place.