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El Dorado County supervisors elect Turnbull chair after contentious start to new board
Summary
After public comment and multiple competing motions, the Board of Supervisors voted 4–1 to name Supervisor George Turnbull chair for 2025, with Brooke Lane as first vice chair and Lori Parlin as second vice chair.
The El Dorado County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor George Turnbull as chair for 2025 after a prolonged discussion and public comment that included competing nominations from board members and appeals from residents.
The decision followed more than an hour of internal debate about continuity, experience and how to avoid early-year friction on the five-member board. Several supervisors proposed preserving a rotation of leadership; others argued for a chair with recent, active county experience. After the board considered…
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