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Board adopts updated rules of procedure with new attendance policy and schedule changes

Eaton County Board of Commissioners · January 6, 2026
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Summary

The Eaton County Board of Commissioners approved amended rules of procedure adding attendance-accountability provisions and moving the Public Works meeting to the second Wednesday at 9 a.m. The change prompted extended debate about chair authority and resignation effective dates.

At its Jan. 5 meeting the Eaton County Board of Commissioners adopted amended rules of procedure that include a new attendance-accountability provision and a schedule change to move Public Works to the second Wednesday of the month at 9 a.m.

The presiding official introduced the amendments as largely grammatical and housekeeping edits, but emphasized the attendance policy change is intended to give the public more transparency and "some accountability" when commissioners are routinely absent.…

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