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Greene County planning commissions elect McCloskey chair, approve minor bylaws change
Summary
At an organizational meeting, Greene County planning commissioners elected John McCloskey as chair, filled officer roles for the year and unanimously approved a bylaws update that shortens the required interval between public meeting advertisements to five days to match state code.
Greene County planning commissioners on Feb. 2 elected John McCloskey chair of both the county and town planning commissions and approved a set of routine organizational items, including a minor bylaws change to conform local advertising rules to a change in state law.
The commission opened its annual organizational meeting and, after nominations and a second, confirmed McCloskey as chair by roll-call vote (5–0). Mark Kelt was elected vice chair and Miss Snead was reappointed secretary; commissioners also assigned liaison duties for the Town of Standardsville, the Rutgersville Advisory Committee and the Economic Development Authority.
Commissioners discussed a single, staff‑proposed change to the bylaws: a state code revision shortened the required interval between the first and second public‑meeting advertisement from seven days to five. After a brief clarification about existing public‑comment rules and chair discretion on time-sharing among speakers, the commission moved to approve the updated bylaws and adopted them unanimously.
Staff reminded commissioners about procedural rules under FOIA and COIA in the same meeting packet and said the county attorney’s guidance is available for formal determinations, an item several commissioners noted as useful when interpreting conflicts or evidence standards.
The county session adjourned; the town planning commission then held its own organizational meeting and mirrored the county’s actions, electing McCloskey town chairman, confirming Kelt as vice chair and adopting the same bylaws change.
The meeting record shows each formal motion and roll‑call tally on the organizational items was completed during the session; staff indicated clerical materials and the FOIA training video referenced in the packet will be circulated to commissioners after the meeting.
