On Dec. 23 the San Juan County Council approved a slate of committee appointments and reappointments, acting on recommendations presented by staff.

The council approved a one-year partial reappointment for "Bill *******" to the Veterans Advisory Board beginning Jan. 1, 2025 (partial term through Jan. 1, 2026), appointed Angie Arguin (listed on the agenda; spelling varies in the record) to a two-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2025, and reappointed Barry Neville to a two-year term (Jan. 1, 2025 to Jan. 1, 2027). Council members discussed code constraints on reappointments after multiple terms and preferred a one-year partial term in the interest of transition and institutional memory.

The council also reappointed Ross McDonald and Pamela Stewart to the Lopez Solid Waste Disposal District for four-year terms; the agenda contained a minor date/formatting discrepancy that staff noted and clarified during presentation. Motions to approve the reappointments were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote.

Councilmembers thanked appointees for stepping up amid recruitment challenges on several advisory bodies and noted that vacancies and turnover have required some temporary continuity measures.