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Community support gains ground
By Jay King
HOMETOWN NEWS
A circuit court judge declared the Holly Springs Fire Commission in violation of the state’s Freedom of Information Act for the action taken at what the court deemed an illegal meeting June 16 and ordered Chief Lee Jeffcoat reinstated last Thursday.
In an action brought by attorney Ryan Langley on behalf of the embattled chief, Circuit Judge Roger Couch found evidence of FOI violations at the June 16 meeting including failure to give proper notice to the public and media, failure to take proper minutes at the meeting, failure to make the meeting open to the public, and taking a secret vote behind closed doors.
Judge Couch’s order states, “The violations have caused an irreparable injury for which no adequate remedy at law exists.” The order enjoins the commission from implementing any action taken at the meeting. Although not specifically mentioned, the order is clearly aimed at throwing out Jeffcoat’s termination dating from that meeting.
For the rest of the story and more local news and events, see this week’s Middle Tyger Times.
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