Columbus County commissioners recess closed session, approve general-account motion

Good evening.

The Columbus County commissioners voted to recess a closed session and return to regular session, and they approved a motion described during the meeting as the "general account." The motions were moved and seconded and passed by voice vote; the transcript records only collective "Aye" responses, with no individual roll-call tallies provided.

The presiding chair asked for a motion "to recess closed session and enter into regular session." The transcript records "Motion by Commissioner Bullard" and "Second by Commissioner Smith," followed by the chair calling for the ayes. The recording shows a collective "Aye," and the chair then proceeded to the next agenda item.

The chair later announced discussion of the "general account, line of attorney," noting the motion was "so moved." The transcript attributes the motion to Commissioner Byrd and the second to Commissioner Cohen. The chair again called for the ayes and the transcript records a collective "Aye." No opposing votes or abstentions are recorded in the provided transcript.

The chair concluded the recorded portion by saying the meeting would take a recess and resume regular session at 6:30 p.m.

The transcript supplied for this article records the procedural motions and voice approvals but does not include individual vote tallies, detailed discussion of the "general account" line item, or further background on the substance of that item. The next procedural step recorded is a recess until 6:30 p.m.