The Oktibbeha County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously Jan. 13 to confirm leadership and a slate of departmental appointments for 2025.

Supervisor Trainer was selected to serve as board president for 2025 and Supervisor Patty Little was confirmed as vice president. The board then approved the county administrator’s recommended appointments for department heads and key county positions, including Wayne Carpenter as county administrator, Rob Robertson as board attorney, Victor Collins as road manager, Clyde Pritchard as state aid engineer, Christian Campanella as emergency management director and others listed in the board packet.

The reappointments and confirmations were presented by board members and moved and seconded from the floor. The board president selection and subsequent appointments passed without dissent.

Board members said they plan to schedule time to meet with department heads so supervisors can review each department’s priorities early in the year. Supervisor Trainer asked the county administrator to arrange those department-head meetings and the board unanimously authorized the administrator to set the time.

The item also included reappointments in courthouse and administrative positions: Deanna Collier was reappointed comptroller; Deanna Blackwell retained roles in purchasing and inventory; Scottie Livingston was named receiving clerk; and Scott Holmes was listed as fire investigator, among other clerical and administrative confirmations. The board approved the reappointments by unanimous vote.

The board approved minutes from December 2024 and a routine set of administrative housekeeping items later in the meeting.