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Effingham County board debates cutting standing committees to save per-diem and streamline meetings
Summary
Board member Josh proposed reducing standing committees from eight to six, merging transportation into a Transportation & Infrastructure committee and folding health and insurance under legislative/personnel. Supporters said it saves per-diem costs; some members warned it could reduce public transparency. Josh will bring a final proposal to the full board.
Josh, a county board member, proposed reducing the county’s standing committees from eight to six and reorganizing committee responsibilities to save per-diem costs and make meetings more efficient. He asked the committee for feedback and said he would present a final printed proposal to the full board on Monday.
The proposal would merge the transportation committee into Buildings & Grounds to create a Transportation and Infrastructure committee and move Health and Insurance under the Legislative/Personnel…
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