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San Juan County Council elects Carrie McVeigh chair, names Fuller vice chair; adopts 2025 calendar and committee assignments
Summary
At its Jan. 13 retreat the San Juan County Council formally elected Council Member Carrie McVeigh as chair and Council Member Fuller as vice chair, approved the 2025 meeting calendar with added budget presentation days, and approved liaison assignments for boards and committees.
Carrie McVeigh was elected chair of the San Juan County Council on Jan. 13, 2025, and Council Member Fuller was elected vice chair in votes taken at the council’s annual organizational segment of the retreat. Both elections were unopposed and carried by voice vote.
The council also adopted its 2025 meeting calendar with a modification to reserve Sept. 29 and Sept. 30 for departmental budget presentations. Council approved a slate of liaison assignments that designates which council members will serve as the council’s regular contacts for more than 20 boards, committees and regional bodies.
Why it matters: The annual election of leadership clarifies who will preside over council business and represent the county in ceremonial and intergovernmental settings. Adopting the calendar, including two dedicated budget days, sets the schedule and timing for the county’s 2025 budget review process and signals the council’s expectations for departmental presentations and public access to budget discussions.
The votes - Election of chair: "Council Member McVeigh has been elected chair." Vote announced in the meeting record as 3 ayes. Outcome: approved. - Election of vice chair: Council Member Fuller was elected vice chair; vote announced as 3 ayes. Outcome: approved. - Adoption of 2025 meeting calendar: Council approved the calendar as presented with the addition of Sept. 29–30 reserved for departmental budget presentations. Outcome: approved (no vote tally specified on the record). - Approval of liaison assignments: Council voted to approve the list of council liaison assignments to boards, committees, and regional agencies. Outcome: approved (motion passed; tally not specified on the record).
What council members said: The newly elected chair, Carrie McVeigh, and Vice Chair Fuller did not state policy changes at the moment of election; the council moved immediately to business items after the votes. During calendar discussion council members requested that scheduled department budget presentations be structured so there is time to discuss countywide budget philosophy and priorities in addition to departments’ requests. The clerk and county manager briefed the council on the calendar and the request from the auditor’s office to reserve time for the budget presentations.
Next steps: Council staff will publish the finalized 2025 calendar and post the two departmental budget days. Departments will be informed about the time blocks and presentation expectations ahead of the schedule the auditor’s office will provide for budget development.
