Ethics and transparency items in Chatham County
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| Subject | Items |
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| Ethics and transparency | 32 |
| Appointments and personnel | 9 |
| Zoning text amendment | 6 |
| Elections and districts | 4 |
| Contracts and procurement | 2 |
| Litigation and settlements | 2 |
| Bonds and debt | 1 |
| Comprehensive plan | 1 |
| Environment and sustainability | 1 |
| State legislative agenda | 1 |
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Emily Meeker, the county attorney and a partner at Poyner & Spruill, discusses the procedures the planning board observes and its role in them.
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Whether the county should adopt a Community Bill of Rights. Members concluded much of it is already in the development ordinance.Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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Releasing the closed session minutes of 19 May as a public record.
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Deferred for want of timeDiscussion item Ethics and transparency
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Lincoln Frye was elected vice chair 9-0. The chair disclosed a new position at Chatham County Habitat for Humanity and will recuse herself from housing trust fund meetings.Elected 9-0
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Presentation Ethics and transparency
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25-0515 Vote to approve the Public Libraries Records Retention and Disposition Schedule for Public Librariesapproved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that the Public Libraries Records Retention and Disposition Schedule for Public Libraries we…Other Ethics and transparency
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The commissioners now take applications and pick appointees directly, and county employees may no longer serve on county advisory boards.Discussed; member Lamont Horton must leave the board under the new policy
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Recommended for approval 10-0
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Six applicants go to the commissioners in September under a new policy that removes the committee from the selection.Members objected to the change in process
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Mayer said the legislature's revocation of the county's development ordinance made the process illegitimate, and that voting would endorse it.
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New terms running March through February, reapplication required for reappointment, and appointments left to the commissioners.
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The revised county policy cuts the committee from ten members to nine, caps absences at 25 percent of meetings, and lets people who work but do not live in the county serve.
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A resolution recognizing Accounts Payable Day on June 17.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Vice Chair Katie Kenlan, that this 25-33 Resolution recognizing Accounts Payable Day on June 17, 2025 in Chatham Count…Proclamation or recognition Ethics and transparency
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A rewrite covering committee formation and dissolution, membership standards, appointment procedures, committee and staff roles, voting and meeting rules, public access, ethics and conduct, and oversight.adopted · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, seconded by Commissioner David Delaney, that this 25-35 Resolution Amending the Chatham County Advisory Committee Policy was adopt…
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Adopted 10-0Procedural Ethics and transparency
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Amendments drafted by a working group and reviewed by the county attorney, forwarded to the commissioners.Approved 10-0
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Direction on the advisory committee rewrite: seven or eleven voting members, commissioners nominating and the full board appointing, non-resident owners still eligible, service on more than one committee allowed, staggered three-year terms with no limits, and the term year moved to March. On remote meetings the county…received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed
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The board's declared associations with non-profits that receive county funding.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.Other Ethics and transparency
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The advisory committee policy rewrite ran out of time and was held to a later meeting.tabled · This Agenda Item was tabled.
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Work on amendments to the ordinance the commissioners had asked the board to review, pending the county attorney's review.
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The Planning Board asked to amend the ordinance that establishes it. Staff described the changes as housekeeping, and the board's consensus was for staff to work with the Planning Board and bring back a redline for approval.received and filed · This Agenda Item was received and filed.
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A redline worked up by a three-member group covering the timing of officer elections, the timing of terms, and the annual report to the commissioners.Approved 7-0
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The board can amend its own rules and code of ethics, but can only recommend changes to the ordinance that establishes it. Open questions were the timing of officer elections, the timing of terms, and the annual report to the commissioners.
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Discussion item Ethics and transparency
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The county manager retired on December 27 after twenty-four years in state and local government, fourteen of them in Chatham. He joined in 2010 as solid waste director, created the environmental quality department in 2011, became assistant manager in 2015 and manager in 2019.Other Ethics and transparency
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The bonds for the finance director, deputy finance director, sheriff, register of deeds and tax collector.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Commissioner Franklin Gomez Flores, seconded by Commissioner Amanda Robertson, to approve the bonds for the Finance Director, Deputy Finance Director, Sheriff,…
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A three-year website hosting contract with Granicus from October 15, 2024.approved · Pass · A motion was made by Vice Chair Karen Howard, seconded by Commissioner Katie Kenlan, that the contract with Granicus for a three-year term beginning on October 15, 2024 for website…
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