The Chatham County Commission typically holds its regular meetings at 9:30 a.m. at 124 Bull St. every other Friday.
The agenda for the meeting on May 22 is not available to view.
The meeting can be viewed on the county’s Youtube page and Facebook page.
On the radar: On May 8, the Chatham County Commission held a first reading of proposed amendments to the Short-term vacation rental ordinance that officials say are meant to address residents’ complaints about noise, overcrowded rental homes, parking violations, safety concerns, and property damages. The new regulations that would cap occupancy, require on-site parking and rapid-response local contacts, ban new rentals within 500 feet of existing ones, and increase fines and penalties for vacation rentals within the county’s unincorporated district. A second reading will need to be held before the amended ordinance is adopted and goes into effect, which is expected to occur at their next meeting.
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TRANSPARENCY SCORE
Agenda availability
Days ahead of meeting (1-5): 3
Posted online: (0-1): 1
Meeting packet (0-2): 2
Meeting accessibility
Video/audio (0-1): 1
Streamed online (0-1): 1
Minutes availability
Availability online (0-2): 1
Detail (0-2): 2
Responsiveness
Email inquiries (0-2): 1
Total: 12 out of 16
Context: The county’s meetings are very accessible, although it takes a while for the minutes to be posted (It is Oct. 25 and the minutes from the Sept. 19 meeting have not yet been posted). The commission also has a habit of voting after executive session on matters and not including those votes in the meeting videos. They also do not send out news releases about the votes. I have had challenges getting responses to my inquiries.