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Votes at a glance: committee approves minutes, Chamber Day proclamation, and attorney appellate resolution
Summary
The Effingham County Board committee approved routine items including minutes, a proclamation supporting Chamber of Commerce Day, and an annual resolution to continue using the state's appellate prosecutor at an annual fee of $18,000. The committee also forwarded a nonbinding referendum question to the full board for March 17 ballot placement.
At its meeting the Effingham County Board committee took a series of procedural votes and approvals.
Minutes: Committee members voted to approve the minutes (motion by Jeremy; second by Mike). The chair called for the vote and announced “Aye” and “Motion carries.”
Proclamation — Support Your Local Chamber of Commerce Day: Josh moved to approve the proclamation and Tim seconded. Committee members noted the chamber’s new online merchandise portal; the committee approved the proclamation with the chair announcing “Aye” and “Motion carries.”
Resolution — Appellate Prosecutor: Erin (representing or reporting on the state’s appellate prosecutor services) asked for approval of the annual resolution to continue the county’s use of the appellate prosecutor’s office for appeals and conflict cases. The committee approved forwarding the item to the full board (motion by Sandy; second by Jeremy) and the chair announced “Aye” and “Motion carries.” The annual fee cited in the discussion was $18,000, unchanged from the prior year.
Nonbinding referendum placement: The committee voted to forward a standardized, nonbinding referendum question on a federal scholarship tax credit to the March 17 primary ballot, pending legal review (motion by Josh; second by Norbert). The chair announced the motion carried.
Adjournment: The committee adjourned by motion (mover: Chris absent so Jeremy moved to adjourn; second by Josh); chair announced unanimous approval.
Where recorded in the transcript, votes were announced as “Aye” with the chair stating the motion carried; no roll‑call tallies or recorded dissenting votes were provided in the committee transcript.
