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Attempt to put $6 million bond on March ballot fails after motion to suspend rules does not pass
Summary
Commissioner Rocky Presson proposed placing a $6 million general obligation bond question on the March 3 ballot; a roll-call motion to suspend the rules and consider the application failed (8 ayes, 6 nays, 2 passes).
Commissioner Rocky Presson introduced a resolution proposing that Benton County place a $6 million general obligation public improvement bond question on the March 3, 2020 ballot and argued that county voters should have the opportunity to decide.
To bring the matter up at the Dec. 19 meeting, a motion was made to suspend the rules of order so the application could be considered immediately. The roll-call motion to suspend the rules failed with a recorded result of 8 ayes, 6 nays and 2 passes, so the proposed bond measure was not advanced at this meeting.
The minutes record the procedural motion and the roll-call tally but do not show the bond resolution being considered on its merits because the suspension failed. No further action on the bond is recorded in the minutes of Dec. 19.
The commission continued with other year-end business following the failed procedural motion.
