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Owen County Election Board votes to hire attorney Richard Lorenz
Summary
At its Jan. 17 meeting the Owen County Election Board voted to hire Richard Lorenz as the board's attorney, saying funding is available and the county council is releasing funds to cover the position.
Unidentified Speaker 1, an Owen County Election Board member, moved that the board hire Richard Lorenz to serve as the County Election Board attorney; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.
The board discussed funding for the hire during the exchange. Unidentified Speaker 1 said, “We do have funding for that,” and noted the county council was in the process of releasing funds to cover the attorney position. No ordinance or statute was cited during the discussion.
The vote was taken by voice; when asked “All in favor?” members responded “Aye,” and the chair declared the motion carried. The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript.
The hiring comes as the board prepares for upcoming election-related actions, including a scheduled hearing on candidate challenges and a public testing of equipment. The motion to hire was recorded during the meeting's new-business segment and the board moved on to the other agenda items afterward.
