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Screven County commissioners lift moratorium after closed-session litigation discussion
Summary
After an executive session on litigation, the Screven County Board of Commissioners voted 4–3 on Nov. 12, 2019 to lift a previously enacted moratorium; the meeting record does not specify the moratorium’s subject. The vote followed a closed-session discussion and was approved by majority vote.
Screven County commissioners voted 4–3 on Nov. 12, 2019 to lift a moratorium following an executive-session discussion of litigation.
Commissioner Michael McBride moved to lift the moratorium immediately; Commissioner John O. Triplett seconded. McBride, Triplett, Chairman Will Boyd and Commissioner Edwin Lovett voted in favor; Commissioners Rosa Romeo, Mike Dixon and J.C. Warren opposed. The board recessed to executive session at 6:36 p.m. for litigation and returned at 9:40 p.m. before taking the vote.
The minutes record that the executive session concerned litigation but do not specify the subject matter or the exact scope of the moratorium. The transcript does not include any public statements describing what the moratorium limited or when it was first enacted.
The vote to lift the moratorium followed the board’s return to open session; no additional procedural steps or immediate follow-up actions were recorded in the minutes.
The meeting adjourned at 9:47 p.m.
