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Prosecuting attorney's request to be relieved of civil-animal forfeiture duty fails for lack of motion
Summary
The county Prosecuting Attorney asked to be relieved of the statutory duty to represent the commission on civil animal forfeitures; the request failed for lack of a motion after executive session on June 16, 2026.
The Brooke County Prosecuting Attorney's request to be relieved of the statutory duty to represent the commission in civil animal forfeiture matters did not proceed after the June 16 meeting because no commissioner moved the request.
Minutes show the commission entered executive session at 11:02 a.m. with the Prosecuting Attorney and reconvened at 11:52 a.m. After returning to open session, the minutes record that the Prosecuting Attorney's request to be relieved of that statutory representation duty "failed for lack of motion." The minutes do not record further discussion or any vote on alternatives.
No action to shift or delegate that statutory duty was adopted during the meeting; the minutes record only that the request failed for lack of motion and provide no additional detail about next steps or follow-up timing.
