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Hamilton County commission sets meetings for first and third Wednesdays at 5 p.m.; public urges weekly evening option
Summary
After hours of debate and public comment, the Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted to move regular meetings to 5:00 p.m. on the first and third Wednesdays of each month effective April 1, adopting the change over objections and a failed motion to reconsider.
The Hamilton County Board of Commissioners voted on March 18 to change the schedule for its regular meetings to the first and third Wednesdays of each month at 5:00 p.m., beginning April 1.
Chairman Smith called the vote after more than an hour of debate over competing amendments to Resolution 3 26‑14. Commissioners discussed three options on the table: keep weekly 9:30 a.m. meetings, move weekly to 4:00 p.m., or adopt a twice‑monthly 5:00 p.m. cadence. Commissioner Highlander, who supported the twice‑monthly 5:00 p.m. proposal, said the sequence of votes would first consider the 5:00 p.m. twice‑monthly amendment and then fall back to the other options if it failed. The commission passed the amended motion…
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