Surry County board adopts bylaws after brief amendment debate
Board members debated a proposed rotation for chair/vice chair election language in Section 8 and ultimately voted to approve the bylaws as presented after an attempted tabling motion failed.
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The Surry County Board of Supervisors voted to adopt its bylaws as presented at the Jan. 15 meeting after a brief exchange over a proposed change to Section 8 (elections). Supervisor William T. Calhoun proposed language to rotate leadership so the vice chair would move to chair in the following year to ensure each district has leadership representation; county legal counsel advised specific draft language was required and recommended tabling until the next meeting to give counsel time to prepare text.
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