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Lake County commissioners move to appoint Candace Bryant as county manager; direct staff to draft resolution
Summary
At a short special meeting, the Lake County Board of County Commissioners met in executive session to discuss the county manager position and moved to appoint Candace Bryant, directing staff to prepare Resolution 2025-13 for formal appointment. No formal decisions were recorded during the executive session.
The Lake County Board of County Commissioners met in a special session beginning at 10:02 a.m. and moved to appoint Candace Bryant as county manager while directing staff to prepare a formal resolution, commissioners said.
The board first voted to convene an executive session to discuss the county manager position. Commissioner Andrew Reed, listing attendees that included Human Resources Director Zoe Bergstrom and County Attorney Chris Floyd, said afterward, “No formal decisions were made during executive session.”
Following the closed session, a commissioner moved to appoint Candace Bryant as county manager and asked staff to prepare a resolution for formal appointment. The transcript records the motion and subsequent remarks from Bryant, who thanked commissioners for the opportunity, and from other commissioners congratulating her. The transcript does not record a roll-call or a recorded vote on that appointment motion.
Attendees named during the meeting included Human Resources Director Zoe Bergstrom and County Attorney Chris Floyd. Commissioners present included Matt Bullock, Commissioner Elsifarpe and Commissioner Andrew Reed.
The board identified the matter as agenda item no. 2: “discussion and consideration of the adoption of Resolution 2025-13, a resolution appointing a county manager.” After the motion to appoint, commissioners asked staff to prepare the formal resolution (referred to in the meeting as Resolution 2025-13) to finalize the appointment. The special meeting concluded shortly afterward.
Details recorded during the meeting include: the board voted to enter executive session (three ayes were recorded on that motion), the executive session produced no formal decisions, and the board moved to appoint Candace Bryant and to direct staff to prepare the formal resolution. The transcript does not contain a recorded vote tally for the appointment motion or indicate a formal adoption vote for Resolution 2025-13.
