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Sarah Baxter elected mayor as board selects new leadership and ratifies appointments
Summary
At its Nov. 18 meeting, the Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners elected Commissioner Sarah Baxter as mayor and Marcy Woodward as vice mayor, approved Solid Waste Authority leadership, and ratified several county director appointments including a new purchasing director.
Commissioner Sarah Baxter was elected mayor of Palm Beach County on Nov. 18 after a nomination by Commissioner Sachs and a second from Commissioner Weiss, with no other nominations made. The board then selected Marcy Woodward as vice mayor by voice vote, both leadership changes occurring at the start of the commission’s regular session.
The meeting also paused for a…
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