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Quorum Court reviews organizational rules; judge says committees will organize themselves
Summary
At its January organizational meeting, the Washington County Quorum Court reviewed state and local rules that govern meeting cadence, readings of ordinances, committee formation and FOIA obligations; the judge declined a motion to add a pre-election of committee chairs to the agenda.
The Washington County Quorum Court held its organizational meeting Jan. 16 and received a summary of state law and local ordinances governing court procedures, committee structure and public‑records obligations.
County legal staff reviewed statutes and local ordinances including the county’s Ordinance 2012-31 (setting meeting date/time), Ordinance 2021-26 (ordinance-introduction and committee requirements), Ordinance 2019-4 (limits on debate) and Ordinance 2023-3 (establishing two committees of the whole).…
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