The Sandoval County Board of County Commissioners on Monday elected Commissioner Meek as chair and Commissioner Juarez as vice chair for 2025 and ratified a slate of external board and committee assignments.

Commissioner Meek was nominated and approved by voice vote after a call for nominations. Commissioner Juarez was likewise nominated and approved as vice chair. The clerk recorded unanimous affirmative votes for both officer elections.

County Manager Johnson reviewed openings for several external boards and committees left by departing commissioners, including an executive position on the Mid-Region Council of Governments (MRCOG), a seat on the Metropolitan Transportation Board, and a vacancy on the Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee. The board confirmed Commissioner Jones to fill the MRCOG executive position by acclamation and voted to ratify the 2025 external-board assignments as a package.

County staff also noted minor staffing changes for alternates on external boards: the county attorney volunteered to serve as an alternate on one MRCOG seat and staff confirmed an alternate director of planning and zoning assignment change (from Makita Hill to Daniel Beaman) on the roster.

All motions to appoint and to ratify the listed external-board and committee assignments were approved by unanimous voice vote.