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Stewart County commissioners approve reappointments, accept financial reports and authorize EMS budget transfer
Summary
At its April 14 meeting, the Stewart County Board of Commissioners approved minutes and multiple reappointments, accepted the February financial report and granted unanimous consent to move EMS budget funds from vehicle to equipment accounts; two planning commission reappointments were tabled.
The Stewart County Board of Commissioners met April 14, 2026, at the Stewart County Courthouse and approved routine governance items, including minutes and reappointments to county boards and authorities.
Chairwoman Arcola Scott moved to approve the March 10, 2026 public hearing minutes and the March 10, 2026 regular minutes; Commissioner Joe Lee Williams made the motion and Vice-Chair Thomas Mayo seconded. The board voted unanimously to approve the minutes.
In administrative actions, Chairwoman Arcola Scott moved to reappoint Kenna Pate to the Stewart County Housing Authority for a term ending Jan. 31, 2031; Vice-Chair Thomas Mayo seconded and the motion passed unanimously.
Chairwoman Scott also moved to reappoint Tyneisha Nelson to the Stewart County Board of Elections for a term ending March 13, 2030; Vice-Chair Mayo seconded. Chairwoman Scott, Vice-Chair Mayo, Commissioner Joe Lee Williams and Commissioner MaQuonzie Thomas voted in favor; Commissioner Tyrone Nelson abstained. The motion carried.
A motion to reappoint Gloria Bost and Willie Staten to the Stewart County Planning Commission/Zoning Board was discussed but tabled until the May meeting; the minutes record the motion was tabled and no final vote is recorded.
On financial matters, Commissioner Joe Lee Williams moved to accept the February 2026 financial reports; Commissioner Tyrone Nelson seconded. The board voted unanimously to accept the reports.
Public Safety Administrator Greg Stewart presented the March 2026 EMS report. The commission gave unanimous consent for Chief Stewart to transfer funds within the Public Safety budget from capital outlay: vehicles to capital outlay: equipment. The minutes record this as unanimous consent rather than a recorded roll-call vote.
The meeting concluded with routine manager and attorney reports and no further formal actions on those reports. The board adjourned at 5:54 p.m.
The Planning Commission reappointments will return to the agenda in May; the EMS intra-budget transfer was authorized by unanimous consent and does not show a separate recorded vote in the minutes.
