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Commissioners abstain on Hammond Development Corporation award, citing board membership
Summary
Commissioners recorded abstentions on a $5,000 award to the Hammond Development Corporation after at least one member said they serve on the HDC board; the motion carried despite abstentions.
A $5,000 award to the Hammond Development Corporation prompted recorded abstentions from multiple commission members who disclosed ties to HDC. During the HDC item one commissioner stated, "I have to abstain. I'm on the board, for HDC," and encouraged another member to do the same; other named abstentions were recorded on the motion. The motion to award HDC was moved, seconded and carried by voice vote despite those abstentions.
The president and other commissioners noted the abstentions on the public record before proceeding; the commission followed standard practice by recording the conflict and moving ahead with the vote. The transcript records that members Al, Salinas and Miller (as spoken on the record) were counted as abstentions for that specific award. The commission did not rescind the award and staff will follow through on disbursement procedures for HDC along with other recipients.
