Townsend joins first Limestone County Commission meeting after winning District 3 race

The Limestone County Commission met briefly in special session on Wednesday morning to adopt both their meeting schedule and the rules of procedure they must follow for its new administration, a move Commission Chair Collin Daly said is mandated by law to be held seven days after an election determining commission seats. The November 11 meeting was the first for newly seated District 3 Commissioner Chris Townsend, who took over the position after unseating incumbent Derrick Gatlin by a narrow vote margin last week. Because a counting of provisional votes was subsequently needed to confirm Townsend’s election victory, he was not officially recognized as the winner of the race until after the full vote had been certified late Tuesday. Daly said the required timing of Wednesday’s meeting led to its occurrence on the Veterans Day holiday. “This is an organizational meeting by the commission pursuant to Alabama Law 11-3-01 so we’re having it November 11,” he explained.

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