SPECIAL COMMISSION MEETING

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2008

 

PRESENT:                ROBERT L. BAILEY, PRESIDENT

                                    NANCY CARTMILL, COMMISSIONER

                                    W. SCOTT BIAS, COMMISSIONER

                                    WILLIAM WATSON, COUNTY ATTORNEY

                                    STEPHEN ZOELLER, COUNTY MANAGER

                                    SHARON ROSS, ASSISTANT COUNTY MANAGER

                                    FOR BILLABLES AND PAYABLES

 

Robert L. Bailey, President, called the Special Meeting of the Cabell County Commission to order at 2:00 p.m.

 

APPROVE:

 

#290                            PURCHASE ORDER #09-8994

 

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to approve purchase order #09-8994, postage for the county postage machine.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

#290                            APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION OFFICIALS FOR THE

                                    2008 GENERAL ELECTION

 

Robert L. Bailey, President, asked Karen Cole, County Clerk, if anything had been done regarding poll workers voting out of their district, especially poll workers who do not live in the City of Huntington but work in a precinct where the Mayor’s race appears on the ballot.

 

Karen Cole, County Clerk, informed President Bailey that the law did not address that problem at this time.  Mrs. Cole also informed the Commission that during the training sessions she encourages the poll workers to vote early. 

 

Robert L. Bailey, President, stated the Commission would like to make some changes in the election workers.

 

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to replace #1 Commissioner Jesse Davis with Sandra Gosnay in Precinct #12.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to replace #1 Commissioner Lawrence Walker with Carol Johnson in Precinct #16.   Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, moved to approve the list of election workers submitted by the County Clerk.  W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

 

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Robert L. Bailey, President, stated the Commission would forward a letter to the Chairwoman of the Democratic Executive Party informing her of the replacements made in precincts 12 and 16.

 

Karen Cole, County Clerk, informed the Commission they would need to approve the Emergency Ballot Commissioners submitted by the Executive Committees.

 

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to approve the appointment of Democrats Karen Nance and Shelia McOwen and Repbulicans Lois Merritt and Lois Silling, as Emergency Ballot Commissioners for the 2008 General Election.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

#291                            LETTER, CHRISTOPHER CHILES, 

                                    PROSECUTING ATTORNEY

 

                                    RE:  EMPLOYMENT  

 

Christopher Chiles, Prosecuting Attorney, informed the Commission he was requesting the employment of two assistant prosecutors since Brent Walters was now employed by the Public Defender’s Office and Jane Hustead had been elected as a Circuit Court Judge.

 

W. Scott Bias, Commissioner, moved to approve the employments of Shawn Bartram and Douglas Reynolds as Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys.  Nancy Cartmill, Commissioner, seconded the motion and the vote was unanimous.

 

Robert L. Bailey, President, adjourned the Special Meeting at 2:30 p.m., until the next regular scheduled Commission meeting on Thursday, September 18, 2008, at 10:00 a.m.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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                                                                           PRESIDENT, COUNTY COMMISSION

 

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