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Pickens County chair proposes consolidating work sessions and voting meetings to ease staff workloads
Summary
The chair proposed moving the county work session from the first Monday to the third Monday and holding the executive session and regular 5:30 p.m. voting meeting the same day to allow more time to prepare agendas; staff and county counsel will review legal implications before any vote.
The Pickens County chair proposed changing the county's meeting cadence so work sessions and voting business fall on the same day, telling commissioners the move would give staff more time to prepare agendas and reduce last‑minute workload.
"One of the things I would like to put before you guys would be on the first or on the third Monday of each month, conducting a work session followed by an executive session, and then coming back at our normal meeting time at 05:30 for the actual voting business meeting," the chair said, arguing the consolidation would let staff finalize draft agendas and provide clearer notice to the public.
The chair asked county counsel (Mister Weaver) to verify whether the proposed schedule change conforms with the local act and legal notice requirements. Commissioners asked staff to consider media coverage conflicts — the chair noted local news outlets and adjacent municipalities often hold meetings on the first Monday — and to return the item as a formal consideration if legal review permits.
Commissioners signaled general support for the idea during the work session, but no formal vote or change was adopted; staff will prepare any necessary legal analysis and present a consideration item at a future meeting.
