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Ben Hill County commissioners add three Hospital Authority nominees, hold 35-minute executive session
Summary
At a March 11 special meeting, the Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners amended the agenda to add Hospital Authority nominees, approved three names for submission to the Hospital Authority, then entered a 35-minute executive session on legal/administrative matters before adjourning.
BEN HILL COUNTY, Ga. — The Ben Hill County Board of Commissioners amended its March 11 agenda to add Hospital Authority nominees, voted to forward three candidates to the Hospital Authority and held an executive session on legal and administrative proceedings.
Chairman Steve Taylor called the special meeting to order at 11:00 a.m. and asked that an item for Hospital Authority nominees be added to the agenda. Chairman Steve Taylor said the board “need[ed] three names to submit to the Hospital Authority to fill the vacant position.”
Commissioner Daniel Cowan moved to amend the agenda to add the nomination item; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded. The motion passed with Commissioners Daniel Cowan, Hope Harmon and John Mooney recorded as voting for the amendment.
During discussion of nominees, Commissioner John Mooney moved to submit Michael Baxter, Brian Braddy and Lawton Lovett to the Hospital Authority for consideration; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded. The motion passed with Commissioners John Mooney, Hope Harmon and Daniel Cowan recorded as voting for the nomination list. The board did not record any opposing or abstaining votes in the transcript.
Commissioner Daniel Cowan then moved that the board enter an executive session to discuss legal administrative proceedings; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded. The motion passed with Commissioners Daniel Cowan, Hope Harmon and John Mooney recorded as voting in favor. The board’s executive session lasted 35 minutes; the record notes that Commissioner Bennie Calloway entered the meeting at 11:27 a.m. during the session.
After the executive session, Commissioner Daniel Cowan moved to close it; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon seconded. The motion to close the executive session passed with Commissioners Daniel Cowan, Hope Harmon, John Mooney and Bennie Calloway recorded as voting for closure. The meeting was then adjourned.
Votes at a glance: the transcript records three separate affirmative motions — to amend the agenda, to submit three nominees (Michael Baxter, Brian Braddy, Lawton Lovett) to the Hospital Authority, and to enter executive session — each recorded as passing with the commissioners named in the minutes. The transcript does not list nay or abstaining votes for those motions.
The minutes list those present as Chairman Steve Taylor; Vice-Chair Hope Harmon; Commissioners Bennie Calloway, Daniel Cowan and John Mooney; County Manager Michael Dinnerman; and County Clerk Donna R. Prather. No further details about the Hospital Authority’s selection process or the nominees’ qualifications appear in the record. The board did not state any public action taken during the executive session in the transcript.
