The Clay County Historical Preservation Board approved the minutes from its previous meeting by a voice vote at the start of the Oct. 1 meeting.

An unnamed board member moved to approve the minutes and another unnamed board member seconded; the chair called for the ayes and said, "All in favor, vote aye. Aye. Any opposed? So it carries." The meeting record shows no roll-call tally and the motion passed by voice vote.

The board welcomed two new members. Rachel (first name only in the meeting record) introduced herself and said, "I'm happy to be here. Thank you." The board also welcomed Barbara Bujack, who said she has lived in the area since 1989 and looks forward to contributing to the board's work.

Staff reminded members the county will issue official county email addresses for board business so correspondence is preserved under public-records rules. Beth, county historic preservation staff, told members the county is assigning email addresses and that "it would be subject to public record search," advising members to use the county account for board correspondence and not personal email.

Staff also noted a community event hosted by the Clay County Clerk of Court Archives office: "Tales from the Clink," a family-oriented reenactment event billed for Oct. 10 with a small admission charge to benefit the archives.

No other formal votes were recorded during the meeting. The chair adjourned the meeting after concluding the agenda.