The Board of Commissioners decided to defer a vote on the proposed sign ordinance in order to give the public a chance to enter public comments on the matter before the vote. The commissioners initially moved up the public comments period, normally held at the end, to earlier in the meeting just in order to hear any feedback on the sign ordinance. However, County Clerk Jennifer Rutledge expressed concern since matters up for public hearing are not allowed to be commented on during public comments at the BOC meetings.