Senate rejects bill that would bar county employees from serving on local legislative bodies
After extended debate on conflicts and volunteer shortages in small counties, the Senate voted to reject the House-conformed bill that would have prohibited county employees from serving on county commissions and other local legislative bodies.
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The Senate took up the conforming substitute to House Bill 23 19 (moved by Senator Briggs), which would prohibit county employees from serving on local legislative bodies such as county commissions and city councils.
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