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Volusia County charter review commission elects chair and vice, adopts rules and meeting schedule
Summary
At its organizational meeting the Volusia County Charter Review Commission elected Mark Watts chair and Pat Northey vice chair, adopted draft rules of procedure and set a monthly meeting schedule with five public listening sessions; staff set up vccharterreview@volusia.org as an official records repository.
The Volusia County Charter Review Commission organized for its review work, unanimously electing Mark Watts as chair and Pat Northey as vice chair and adopting draft rules of procedure and a meeting schedule that includes five countywide listening sessions ahead of the commission’s report to the county council and voters.
The commission — appointed by the Volusia County Council to review the county charter and consider items that may go on the November 2026 ballot — opened its work with member introductions and staff remarks from County Manager George Recktenaw, who introduced county staff assigned to support the commission.
The commission then moved to officer elections. Mark Watts was nominated and elected chair by voice vote; Pat Northey was elected vice chair by voice vote. The meeting record shows the votes…
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