Clermont County commissioners appoint leaders, set 2025 meeting schedule; newly named president says she will resign

The Clermont County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025, to designate the clerk to serve as president pro tem for the reorganizational meeting, to appoint Claire Corcoran as president and Bonnie Batchelor as vice president for calendar year 2025, and to establish the board—s regular-session calendar for the year.

The nominations and votes took place under the authority cited by commissioners — Ohio Revised Code section 305.05 — which the board referenced when asking for a motion to designate the clerk to preside at the start of the meeting.

Why it matters: the votes set the board—s leadership and meeting schedule for 2025, including a weekly change to hold regular sessions on Wednesdays at 10 a.m. and a set of Monday meetings on specified dates. Commissioners also used the reorganizational meeting to recap 2024 accomplishments funded in part by ARPA money and to note priorities for the year ahead.

The board first moved to designate the clerk of the County Board of Commissioners to serve as president pro tem to conduct the reorganization meeting pursuant to Ohio Revised Code section 305.05. The motion passed on roll call with Commissioners Batchelor, Corcoran and Painter voting yes.

During nominations for president, the board received nominations for both Bonnie Batchelor and Claire Corcoran. Commissioner Painter nominated Corcoran and Commissioner Batchelor seconded the nomination. In the roll call…