Commissioner Lisa Cibecchi was elected president of the Lucas County Board of Commissioners during the board’s Jan. 7 organizational meeting. The board conducted an initial roll call, nominated Cibecchi for president and recorded unanimous support from the three commissioners.

The board also approved its 2025 regular meeting schedule, which will keep regular meetings on Tuesday mornings at 11 a.m. and include 2 p.m. sessions on the first and last Tuesday of the month. County Administrator Jessica Ford presented the schedule and read a resolution designating commissioner assignments to boards and commissions for 2025.

Designations approved include Commissioner Cibecchi serving on a broad set of local and regional bodies (County Commissioners Association advisory roles, health district advisory, economic development and others); Commissioner Pete Gerken’s appointments to several regional and county boards; and Commissioner Anita Lopez’s appointments to local boards including the Records Commission, Solid Waste Management District and others. The board also designated commissioner seats and alternates to Team NCOG (Association of County Governments) and related committees.

After moving to other agenda items and later convening an executive session on personnel and collective-bargaining matters, the board approved several personnel actions presented by Director of Human Resources Trent Boerner. Appointments included:
- Aaliyah Spencer and Jaleesa Lucas to full-time Eligibility Specialist 1 positions (starting salary $17.79/hour, JFS bargaining unit pay grade 27 step 1).
- Michelle Morrow, Robin Franco and Patrice Holmes to full-time Specialist 2 positions (starting $19.50/hour, JFS bargaining unit pay grade 28 step 1).
- Nathan Lottridge to Network Support Specialist (starting $23.34/hour, JFS Bargaining unit grade 31 step 1).
- Brandon Bell to Utility Worker 1 (starting $19.10/hour, TNS bargaining unit pay grade 19 step 1).

The board also approved amendments to the table of organization adding canine care technician positions, a clerk-dispatch position, and new senior personnel and personnel officer positions in Human Resources, as described in the personnel presentation.

Why it matters: The election of a board president sets the commission’s leadership for 2025 and the appointments to boards determine county representation on a range of regional and local bodies. The personnel actions and table-of-organization changes reflect staffing adjustments across county departments.

Ending: The board adjourned and scheduled its next regular meeting for Jan. 14 at 11 a.m.