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Commissioner Dave Meyer chosen chair; Jepsen selected vice chair at Becker County organizational meeting
Summary
On the board’s organizational day the commissioners selected Dave Meyer as chair and Jepsen as vice chair; nominations and brief procedural discussion preceded the voice votes.
The Becker County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Dave Meyer as board chair and Commissioner Jepsen as vice chair in voice votes during the board’s organizational session.
Nut graf: The elections set the board’s internal leadership for the coming year and determine who will preside over meetings and represent the county on certain intergovernmental bodies.
The board conducted three calls for nominations for chair before Commissioners proceeded to a motion and a voice vote. The board then nominated and voted for vice chair; the transcript records a brief procedural clarification about whether a motion was required before a vote, then a formal motion and second, followed by a voice vote that resulted in Jepsen’s selection as vice chair.
The actions were recorded as voice votes and the meeting minutes reflect “motion carried” for the chair election and a later announcement naming the vice chair. The record does not include a roll-call tally or identify the individual movers and seconders by full name.
Ending: With leadership in place, commissioners moved on to committee assignments and routine business for the new term.
