Burke County public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Elections
The Board of Elections approved the final lists of workers for both one-stop voting and election day. The board also entered a closed session to conduct a personnel review.
- Approved agenda as presented
- Approved minutes for August 08, 2023 and August 18, 2023 meetings
- Approved final list of workers for one stop voting
- Approved final list of election day workers
- Approved motion to enter closed session for personnel review
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners and Board of Education unanimously adopted Resolution No. 2023-18. This resolution requests a corrective bill from the General Assembly to repeal local acts that restricted sales tax revenues, returning the county to general state law for school capital funding. The parties also agreed to draft a multi-year funding memorandum by the end of the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
- Approved agenda (Unanimous)
- Adopted Resolution No. 2023-18 to request repeal of sales tax restrictions (BOC Unanimous; BOE 6-0)
- Agreed to establish a $20,000,000 baseline for local current expense effective July 1, 2023
- Adjourned meeting (Unanimous)
Board of Commissioners
The Board of Commissioners held a pre-agenda meeting to review upcoming presentations and requests. No substantive policy or zoning decisions were made, as all discussed items were moved to the next regular meeting on September 19, 2023.
- Approved the agenda as presented (Unanimous)