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Eaton County commissioners elect leadership, adopt rules and committee structure
Summary
The Eaton County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Jim Mott as chair for 2025–2026 and Commissioner Brian Trost as vice chair, adopted revised rules of procedure, appointed a committee on committees and approved routine resolutions during its organizational meeting.
The Eaton County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Jim Mott as chair for 2025–2026 and Commissioner Brian Trost as vice chair, adopted revised rules of procedure that add an attendance policy and restructure committees, appointed members to a committee on committees, and approved routine resolutions on county fund deposits and senior tax payments during its organizational meeting.
The organizational meeting opened with oath-taking and the election of leadership. "I nominate Jim Mott," a commissioner said during nominations; following a motion to close nominations and a voice vote, the board elected Commissioner Jim Mott as chairperson for 2025–2026. Commissioner Brian Trost was nominated and elected vice chair in a subsequent voice vote.
The board voted to adopt updated rules of procedure. Claudine, a county staff member, summarized the changes and said, "I will note that legal counsel did look at them and did approve of everything that is in here." The updates move material…
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