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Board appoints two trustees to Liberty Township
Summary
The Jefferson County Board appointed Eric Godwin to a term expiring Dec. 31, 2026 and Rodney Sebring to a term expiring Dec. 31, 2028 for Liberty Township trusteeships; both appointments passed by oral vote at the meeting.
Jefferson County supervisors appointed two residents to fill trustee vacancies for Liberty Township.
Speaker 1 introduced the first motion: "I would entertain the motion to appoint Eric Godwin to Liberty as a Liberty Township Trustee to fill the ... term expiring 12/31/2026." The motion was moved and seconded and the board voted (ayes) to approve the appointment. Speaker 1 then moved to appoint Rodney Sebring to a Liberty Township trustee term (expires 12/31/2028); the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Board members discussed that trustees and a nonvoting clerk make up a township's governing quartet and noted the appointments fill statutory vacancies; Speaker 2 confirmed the clerk does not have voting rights and that a single trustee cannot make appointments alone. No public opposition or alternate nominees were recorded on the transcript.
The board signed and finalized paperwork for the appointees during the meeting. The appointments are effective immediately and will remain until the stated expiration dates.
