The Warren County Board of Supervisors voted down a proposal to authorize an agreement with ARX US LLC to host Air Race X at the Warren County Memorial Airport. The clerk read Resolution 344 and conducted a roll-call vote; multiple supervisors voted "no," and the clerk subsequently announced the resolution failed.
An initial counting confusion led the clerk to report a different tally, then to correct the record, noting "there's only 311 votes in favor for the record" before confirming the resolution had failed. No further motion to reconsider was recorded during the meeting.
Supervisor exchange during discussion raised procedural questions about authorizing an agreement for an event that had already occurred. One supervisor asked, "This is to authorize an agreement to host a event that already happened. Is that correct?" The clerk confirmed the item was presented for authorization. The transcript does not record any follow-up instructions to staff concerning the event contract.
The failure means the board did not authorize the county to enter the described agreement at this meeting.