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Committee reconsiders speed-zone changes and leaves Highway KK limit unchanged
Summary
After a motion to reconsider parts of a prior resolution on speed zones, the committee voted to retain Section 58 (Highway KK) as it currently appears in the county ordinance and discussed process requirements for reconsideration.
The county highway committee voted Dec. 16 to reconsider portions of a prior resolution updating speed zones and then approved a motion to keep Section 58 (Highway KK) unchanged in the ordinance.
Committee discussion centered on procedural steps and which numbered segments had been struck or added (members referenced segments labeled 67, 68 and 69 in the draft). The chair explained that a motion to reconsider must be made by a member who voted in the affirmative on the original action and that reconsideration is a separate procedural motion followed by a substantive vote. "So once we have this motion to reconsider, then we can bring it back," the Chair said, describing the two-step process.
The committee's motion to reconsider passed by voice vote, and the subsequent motion to leave Section 58 (Highway KK) in the ordinance as written also passed by voice vote with no recorded opposition. The committee directed staff to follow up and return any materials needed for the full county board if further action is required.
The discussion underscored that conducting formal speed studies (as required by state statute when adjusting speed zones) may be impractical in winter and that towns seeking changes should expect field data collection once weather conditions permit.
