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Public commenter urges commissioners to interview Board of Health nominees after policy change
Summary
During public comment, Cheryl Nicks reminded commissioners that after the board rescinded R-2019 C-2022 she had been told commissioners still intended to interview candidates; she urged them to interview Board of Health nominees forwarded by the Board of Health.
Cheryl Nicks spoke during the general public-comment period and asked the St. Joseph County commissioners to honor a verbal commitment to interview candidates for board positions despite the board's earlier rescission of a rule requiring resumes and interviews (R-2019 C-2022). Nicks said she opposed the rescission at the April 23, 2024 meeting but was later told by commissioners that they would still interview candidates individually.
"I look forward to hearing from them that you've indeed followed up on that promise," Nicks said, asking that commissioners interview the Board of Health nominees forwarded by the Board of Health and select the best candidate to represent Democrats on the Board of Health. Nicks noted that commissioners cannot interview nominees together without violating open-meeting rules, and she requested individual interviews.
The board acknowledged the comment; no formal action or response by individual commissioners is recorded in the transcript.
