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Richland County committee approves advertisement and adopts six‑year rotating, non‑reappointable Riverbanks seat
Summary
The Richland County Rules and Appointments Committee approved advertising for the joint at‑large Riverbanks Park District vacancy and voted to amend the county description to reflect a six‑year rotating, non‑reappointable seventh seat among Richland, Columbia and Lexington; the committee also re‑advertised hospitality tax openings and appointed Joseph Cerniglia.
The Richland County Rules and Appointments Committee on March 3 approved advertising for one joint at‑large vacancy on the Riverbanks Park District commission and voted to amend county appointment language to state that the jointly appointed seventh commissioner serves a single six‑year term and is not eligible for reappointment.
The action followed an explanation from Tommy Stringfellow of the Riverbanks Park District, who said the enabling legislation created a six‑member governing board (two appointees each from Richland County, Lexington County and the City of Columbia) and left the seventh joint seat vaguely described. "A bit confusing," Stringfellow said, recounting how the commission adopted a practical rotation—Richland, Columbia, Lexington—to fill the seventh seat but never incorporated that schedule into bylaws.
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