The September 8th Cumberland County Agriculture Committee meeting in which the committee agreed to present changes in the poultry ordinance to the fiscal court had been found null and void due to the meeting not being posted correctly.

Cumberland County Judge/Executive John Phelps said someone had complained to the Attorney General’s office that the meeting was not properly advertised, and he was contacted by that office about the complaint.

Phelps said the agriculture committee meeting wasn’t posted in the building where the meeting was held, and the attorney general’s office felt the meeting could be declared invalid.

That means the committee will meet again. It also means the Cumberland County Fiscal Court’s approval of the amended poultry ordinance on September 9th is void, and they will have to approve it once more for it to be valid.

The Agriculture Committee will meet in Monday, October 6 at 4 p.m. on the third floor of the courthouse. The agenda is: agenda approval, of committee chairperson, open discussion of possible changes to Ordinance199899-03 Poultry House Restrictions, hear Keystone request pertaining to the ordinance (replacement/changes), public comment, approval of suggested ordinance replacement/changes, adjourn.

The fiscal court will meet in special session on Tuesday, October 7 to discuss possible recommendations from the agriculture committee.