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Commission Discusses Agenda Packet Software

The Meriwether County Commission voted to approve utilizing a software program called Agenda Packet to prepare meeting agendas and share with the public. During the discussion, Commissioner Bryan Threadgill said he was concerned that agendas and packets are not official until they are approved by the Commissioners, and items could be in the packets that have not been approved. Threadgill said the packets would have to be sent to the legal department each time before being released to ensure nothing was there that had not been approved.

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