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Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District swears in two supervisors
Summary
Jennifer Speiser and Jeff Hearn were sworn in as supervisors of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District; the district is a locally elected special district that sets conservation priorities for Lake County and is funded by local appropriations matched by state funds under the Ohio Revised Code.
Jennifer Speiser and Jeffrey Hearn were sworn in as supervisors of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District during the Lake County Board of Commissioners meeting.
Dan Donaldson, who identified himself as a representative of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District, said the district is a special district that covers Lake County and is governed by a publicly elected five‑member board of volunteer supervisors. Donaldson said supervisors are responsible for the district’s budget and for setting and carrying out local conservation priorities. He said the district receives local appropriations and an equal amount from the state of Ohio.
The two supervisors — Jennifer Speiser, who Donaldson said has served on the district board since 2016, and Jeff Hearn, who has served since 2010 — took the oath of office together during the meeting. The oath language administered and repeated in the record affirmed that they would faithfully discharge the duties of supervisor of the Lake County Soil and Water Conservation District and uphold the constitutions of Ohio and the United States.
The swearing‑in is a routine, ceremonial record of elected supervisors assuming their duties. The district’s locally elected board determines conservation priorities and executes those priorities with district staff and local appropriations matched by state funds, as described by Dan Donaldson.
