County commissioners are calling on the Franklin County Seafood Workers Association to hold elections before the county decides whether to fund a shelling program.
Commissioner Cheryl Sander said it is her understanding that the Seafood Workers Association by-laws require an annual meeting where seafood workers can elect the Association board for the next year.
Miss Sanders said she would like to see the annual meeting held before the county decides whether to release 100 thousand dollars in state funds to pay for shelling.
Commissioner Sanders and Commissioner Smokey Parrish said they have heard from some seafood workers that elections were not going to be held this year, and that has them concerned.
Miss Sanders said that if the county is going to put any public money into the Association the commissioners have to make sure they are being good stewards of the money.
The board agreed to contact current Association president Taunya James asking that the elections be held as soon as possible.
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