Only two voting Commissioners were present: Demarcus Marshall and Michael Smith.
Commissioner Scottie Orenstein rushed in to complete a quorum of the Lowndes County Commission.
Commissioners Joyce Evans and Mark Wisenbaker were absent.
Apparently there was an agenda, although it is not on the county’s website.
At the end Chairman Bill Slaughter mentioned they would set the millage once they got the tax digest.
This meeting took four and a half minutes, even counting the minute saying they would recess until there was a quorum, and the 45 seconds of Chairman’s comments at the end thanking Finance Director Stephanie Black.
It is still mysterious why they couldn’t schedule this vote to be during their Regular Session last week, and why they only announce this Monday morning meeting Friday afternoon.
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