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Freeport Board moves to request council remove absent member, appoints three replacements
Summary
The Freeport Board of Adjustments asked the city council to remove a repeatedly absent member and unanimously approved appointing Tommy Pearson, Margaret (last name not specified), and Tom McKeister to board seats and alternates.
The Freeport Board of Adjustments voted unanimously to ask the City Council to remove a board member for lack of attendance and approved appointments to fill voting and alternate seats.
Board Member (Speaker 2) moved that the board "request that the city council remove [James] from the board for lack of attendance," a motion the board approved unanimously after a brief discussion about the correct procedure for replacing members. Legal counsel (Speaker 5) told the board that removal ultimately requires council action or the member's resignation.
Chair (Speaker 1) then moved to appoint Tommy Pearson, Margaret (last name not specified), and Tom McKeister to board positions; members discussed which seats would be voting positions and which would be alternates before unanimously approving the change.
The votes were taken on the floor; members voiced their support and the board recorded the motions as passing unanimously. Counsel advised that moving an inactive member to alternate status was an available option and said staff would note the board's recommendations for the City Council's action.
With the appointments confirmed, the board moved on to its remaining agenda items.
