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Person County reorganizes leadership, approves required bonds
Summary
At the Dec. 1 meeting the board conducted annual organization, reappointing its chair (nominated in the meeting as 'Kyle'), selecting a vice chair, and approved statutorily required fidelity/official bonds for several county officers.
Person County commissioners completed their annual organizational business and approved statutorily required bonds for key county officers.
In the organizational portion of the meeting the board accepted nominations and selected leadership for the coming year; a board member nominated an individual identified in the meeting as "Kyle" to continue as chair and the nomination carried by voice vote. The board also nominated and affirmed a vice chair; the meeting transcript contains variant name spellings in places but the role was confirmed by vote.
County attorney and staff explained that state statute requires annual approval of fidelity or official bonds for several positions. The board approved in a single motion the set of bonds as described by staff: $25,000 for the Sheriff; $50,000 for the Register of Deeds; $100,000 for the Tax Administrator; and $1,000,000 for the Finance Director. The board approved the bonds by voice vote.
Chair and vice chair offered brief remarks of appreciation following the organizational votes.
