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Harnett County board elects Eddie Jaggers chair, Nicholl vice chair in 4‑to‑1 votes
Summary
At its December meeting the Harnett County Board elected Commissioner Eddie Jaggers as chair and Commissioner Nicholl as vice chair after nominations; the chair vote was 4 in favor and the vice chair vote carried 4‑1.
Under the clerk’s reading of North Carolina law, the board opened nominations for leadership at the start of its reorganization. Commissioner Eddie Jaggers was nominated for chair; after a motion to close nominations passed, clerk Melissa Capps announced, “We have 4 voting in favor,” and congratulated Commissioner Jaggers on his election.
Nominations for vice chair followed. After a motion to close nominations, the board voted and the clerk announced, “Motion carries 4 to 1,” congratulating Commissioner Nicholl as vice chair.
Following the votes, an unidentified commissioner criticized the leadership‑selection process, saying it had not been done properly in the past and promising to investigate the process; other commissioners exchanged remarks about whether the speaker would accept a leadership role. The meeting then proceeded to the next agenda items.
