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Uninvited NextEra representatives asked to leave county firefighter banquet, commissioners say

Jackson County Board of County Commissioners · February 23, 2026
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Summary

Commissioner Keith Kelly reported two NextEra representatives attended a firefighter appreciation banquet without invitation; Chairman Mark Pruett asked them to leave and they did so without argument. The event was not an open meeting, the minutes state.

Commissioner Keith Kelly told the board that two representatives from NextEra attended an appreciation banquet hosted by Emergency Management Director Pat Korte without an invitation. Chairman Mark Pruett asked the representatives to leave, and the minutes record that they left "with no argument."

The minutes emphasize that the banquet was not an open meeting; no disciplinary or legal action was recorded and the incident was reported for the record. The minutes do not identify the NextEra representatives by name or state whether any follow-up occurred beyond noting the removal.