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County attorney says statutory guidance supports keeping 2024 officers for full term; board formalizes continuity

2085288 · January 7, 2025
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Summary

County counsel cited a 1937 statute and Attorney General opinions saying officers elected at the organizational meeting hold office for the full term; the board moved to continue the 2024‑elected president and vice president for the remaining term and approved the motion.

Madison County’s legal counsel told supervisors on Jan. 6 that state statutory language and Attorney General opinions support keeping officers elected at an organizational meeting in office for the entire term.

County counsel reviewed the board’s organizational minutes from 2024 and the controlling statute dating to 1937, saying the statute…

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