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Franklin County Fiscal Court adopts reapportionment ordinance on unanimous second reading
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Summary
On Jan. 24, 2024, the Franklin County Fiscal Court unanimously approved Ordinance #2-2024 (amending Ordinance #8-2023) to reapportion magisterial districts; the measure passed on second reading with no recorded debate.
Franklin County Judge-Executive Michael Mueller and the Fiscal Court voted unanimously on Jan. 24 to adopt Ordinance #2-2024, amending Ordinance #8-2023 to reapportion the county's magisterial districts.
The measure passed on second reading after a motion by Squire Sherry Sebastian and a second by Squire Eric Whisman. Squires Sebastian, J.W. Blackburn, Kelly Dycus, Scotty Tracy, Richard Tanner, Eric Whisman and Judge Mueller voted in favor; no dissenting votes were recorded.
The ordinance was described on the meeting agenda as an amendment to prior reapportionment language (Ordinance #8-2023). The court's minutes and audio record show the vote but do not record substantive debate or detail about the specific boundary changes or an effective date for the ordinance.
The adoption completes the board action recorded in this session; the court did not specify implementation steps, timelines or the legal effective date during the meeting. Any further procedural steps or appeals were not mentioned in the public record of this meeting.
County Judge-Executive Michael Mueller presided over the public meeting, which was conducted as a video teleconference and streamed on the court's official channels.