Columbus County commissioners vote to recess closed session, will return after five-minute break

At a Columbus County meeting on Jan. 7, commissioners agreed to recess a closed session and return to open session after a five-minute break. The motion was identified as moved by Commissioner Byrd and seconded by Commissioner Floyd.

The Chair asked for a motion to leave closed session and enter open session. A commissioner moved "that we recess closed session to reopen at the end of our regular meeting, and go into ... open session after a 5 minute recess," which the Chair recognized as a motion by Commissioner Byrd with a second by Commissioner Floyd. The Chair then called for a voice vote: "All in favor, say aye." An affirmative response was recorded and the Chair said the meeting would recess for five minutes and then return.

No roll-call vote or vote tally was recorded in the transcript; the motion was approved by voice vote and the meeting recessed. The transcript contains only procedural actions related to the recess; no substantive policy discussion or outcomes beyond the recess were recorded.