South Charleston council approves annexation of Hickory Street after adding public hearing

The South Charleston City Council voted to adopt an ordinance annexing the area known as Hickory Street after amending the meeting agenda to include a previously advertised public hearing.

The council amended the agenda to open a public hearing on the annexation and, after the chair opened the floor and no members of the public spoke, a motion to adopt the annexation ordinance was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote. The chair said the notice had been advertised in the newspaper and that, "since they advertised in the newspaper and all that good stuff that we're legally it's okay to go ahead and vote on the annexation." (Chair)

The clerk read the ordinance as "An ordinance providing for the annexation into the city of South Charleston of the area known as Hickory Street." Council approved the ordinance by a voice vote after the second reading procedural steps were completed.

Because the council conducted a public hearing and adopted the ordinance during the meeting, the annexed area will be incorporated into city jurisdiction according to the ordinance language read into the record. The council did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; the chair announced the motion passed.