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Council member recuses from appointment vote; nomination tabled
Summary
A council member announced a recusal from a vote on a commissioner appointment because the nominee, Scott Todd, is a friend and past campaign supporter; the council voted by voice to table Resolution 9-25-2.
Laurens City Council returned to open session after an executive session and considered Resolution 9-25-2, a nomination to the Commission of Public Works for District 2 C4. A council member announced a conflict of interest and said he would recuse himself from any vote because the nominee, Scott Todd, is “a friend” and a past campaign supporter.
The recusal statement came before a motion to table the resolution. Council members moved and seconded a motion to table Resolution 9-25-2; the presiding official called the question and the motion carried by voice vote. The transcript records no roll-call or roll-call tallies.
The recusal was framed on the record as a transparency measure: “I count Scott as a friend of mine. He was also a supporter of mine in the last election … I will not participate in any vote on the matter,” the speaker said. Council members also stated that no action or vote had been taken during the earlier executive session on this appointment.
Because the nomination was tabled, no appointment was made and the council took no further action on Resolution 9-25-2 at this meeting. The item may return to a future agenda for additional consideration.
