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Pender County commissioners swear in new members; chair vote deadlocks, appointments made
Summary
Three newly elected commissioners took the oath of office. The board failed to elect a chair after multiple nominations and a 2-2 split; the board appointed a county attorney and clerk and left officer elections for a future meeting or special session.
Newly elected members of the Pender County Board of Commissioners were sworn in and the panel confirmed a county attorney and a clerk Tuesday, but commissioners were unable to elect a chair after nominations ended in a split vote.
Judge Ken Harold administered oaths to incoming commissioners during a reorganization portion of the meeting. Commissioners sworn in included Bridal George, Ken Smith and Brent Springer (as identified in the meeting record).
The board opened nominations for chair and vice chair under the rules described by…
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