El Paso County Planning Commission holds annual leadership election; Tim Trowbridge named vice chair

The El Paso County Planning Commission conducted its annual election of officers during its May 15 meeting, after which Commissioner Tim Trowbridge was chosen as vice chair and the commission confirmed a new chair (name not specified in the transcript).

The vote was carried out during the meeting’s opening business, when members opened nominations for chair and vice chair. Multiple members were nominated for chair; a roll-call-style vote followed. After the chair was elected, members nominated and voted for a vice chair. At the end of the sequence a commissioner speaking at the dais said, “I’m the chair,” and the commission then approved Tim Trowbridge as vice chair with a unanimous roll-call vote.

The leadership election was brief and took place before the commission considered consent items and public comment. No contested policy decisions accompanied the leadership votes and no formal directions to staff followed the election.

The meeting record shows members present for the election and subsequent votes, and staff noted the commission’s next meeting date as June 5. No statement of term length for the newly elected officers or other procedural changes was made on the record.

The leadership vote concluded the commission’s organizational business and the meeting proceeded to adopt minutes and act on two consent items related to the Sterling Ranch East development.