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Commissioners debate agenda amendment on removing wildlife task force member; motion fails for lack of a second
Summary
A commissioner sought to amend the work-session agenda to allow the commission to vote on removing a named task-force member and to advance a wildlife-plan recommendation to Fish, Wildlife & Parks; other commissioners said motions are not in order during a work session, the amendment lacked a second and died, and the items were placed on a future agenda.
Commissioner Bordette asked the commission to amend the work-session agenda so the commission could move forward with a recommendation from the Urban Wildlife Management Task Force and consider removing a task-force member named on the agenda as George Corden.
Bordette said the goal was to "move forward with a determination as to whether or not what the commission wants to do with the recommendation" and repeated that a vote to amend the agenda was needed to place the item for formal action.
Other commissioners disagreed that the work session was the appropriate venue for a motion. One commissioner called a point of order and said, "This is public hearing. It's not time for discussion." The motion to amend the agenda failed for lack of a second. Bordette then requested the item be placed on the next work-session agenda and asked that the full task-force plan be prepared to submit to Fish, Wildlife & Parks for the commission’s consideration.
At one point, a commissioner recited provisions the commission relies on for vacancy and removal, noting resolution 23-13 subsection 6 and local code language detailing attendance standards that can trigger removal and advertising of a vacancy.
What happened procedurally: the proposed immediate removal was not approved at the work session because the motion to amend the agenda did not receive a second; the commission agreed to place the removal and the task-force plan on a future agenda so the body may consider the matter during a formal meeting.
Why this matters: removal of a volunteer or board member and the submission of a wildlife-management plan to the state agency would move the county from study to potential policy action that could change how local wildlife issues are addressed. Commissioners cited code and a county resolution that govern attendance and removal processes.
