Chair opens Polk County meeting; board approves agenda, minutes and consent calendar

The Chair opened the Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting Wednesday, March 18, noting Commissioners Pope and Gordon were in the room and Commissioner Morris was joining remotely. The board moved to approve the meeting agenda; after a motion and second, members voiced 'aye' and the Chair said, 'Motion carries.'

The board then approved the minutes from the March 11 meeting and the consent calendar, each by motion, second and voice vote, with the Chair again stating 'Motion carries.' No roll-call tallies were read on the record.

The Chair announced a planning commission interview had been rescheduled at the candidate's request, saying, "The candidate has asked to reschedule due to Elvis, and we will accommodate to the best of our ability." The board then acknowledged receipt of the monthly treasury report "as required by statute," asked whether there were questions (none were raised) and noted the treasurer had been advised to post the reports on the county website; the Chair added, "I have not seen them yet."

Before adjourning to a closed session, the board announced an executive session under Oregon statute ORS 192.660(2)(d) concerning deliberations related to labor negotiations. The transcript contains an inconsistent line stating "The board will not meet in executive session," which was not clarified during the meeting.

The meeting concluded with the move to executive session; no public votes on policy or budget items were taken in open session during the items recorded here.