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Cole County Commission honors late traffic board member Bruce Backs; appoints Trent Backs to finish term
Summary
The commission read a resolution honoring Bruce Backs for nine years on the Cole County Public Works Traffic and Safety Board and moved to appoint Trent Backs to fill the unexpired term through Dec. 31, 2027; a motion and second were recorded in the transcript.
The Cole County Commission read a resolution at its Nov. 18 meeting honoring Bruce Backs for his service on the county Public Works Traffic and Safety Advisory Board.
A commissioner read the resolution in full, noting Bruce Backs was appointed to the board in July 2016, served nine years, and was involved in numerous community organizations. The resolution records that Bruce Backs died Sept. 29, 2025, and states that the commission “posthumously commends [him] for his time, talent, [and] relentless service.”
Following the reading, the commission moved to appoint Trent Backs to complete the remainder of Bruce Backs’s unexpired three‑year term, which the commissioners recorded as expiring Dec. 31, 2027. A motion to adopt the order and a second were recorded in the transcript; no roll‑call vote appears in the provided segments.
The commission extended condolences to the family and noted that the board will soon have a third‑generation member in the Backs family. The commission did not take other formal actions on this item during the recorded segments.
