Linn County finance committee defers three agenda items, approves consent agenda and adjourns

The Linn County Board of Commissioners finance committee met on Jan. 8, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. and agreed to defer three agenda items, approve the remaining consent agenda as amended and then adjourn.

Speaker 2, a member of the finance committee, moved the first change to the agenda, saying, "Mister chairman, I move to accept the agenda with the exception of items number 7 and number 8 to be deferred to a later date. And item number 14 to be deferred due to rework of the contracts." Speaker 1 recorded the second to that motion. The chair asked for members' assent by a show of hands; the transcript does not record a roll-call tally.

When the committee reached the consent agenda, Speaker 1 asked whether any items should be pulled for discussion; none were identified on the record. Speaker 2 then moved to approve the consent agenda "as amended," and the chair again asked for members to indicate approval by raising their hands. The transcript records the motion and the call for assent but does not provide a recorded vote tally or names attached to individual yes/no votes.

Following approval of the consent agenda, the committee moved on to regular business. Speaker 2 later moved to adjourn; Speaker 1 seconded and the chair asked members to indicate agreement. The meeting concluded after that vote.

The transcript records the procedural actions taken (deferral of items 7, 8 and 14; approval of the consent agenda as amended; and adjournment) but contains no substantive policy debate, no formal roll-call vote tallies, and no staff presentations or public comment on the record. The deferred items were described as "to be deferred to a later date" or, in the case of item 14, deferred "due to rework of the contracts."