Compensation board appoints officers, approves minutes

At its meeting, the Benton County Compensation Board completed routine organizational business: the board appointed John Ketchum as vice chair, named Melinda Schachar secretary and approved the minutes from the Dec. 27, 2023 meeting.

The appointment of John Ketchum as vice chair followed a motion on the floor and a voice vote. The board similarly moved to appoint Melinda Schachar as secretary; that motion was seconded and approved by voice vote. Members then asked for and received a motion to approve the Dec. 27, 2023 minutes; the motion was seconded and approved by voice vote.

These organizational actions were recorded in the meeting minutes, which the board approved during the same session. No roll-call vote tallies were recorded in the transcript for these items; the record shows the motions were adopted by voice vote.