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Alleghany County commissioners elect leadership, confirm appointments and adopt 2026 schedules
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Alleghany County Board of Commissioners elected a chair and vice chair, appointed Lisa Ashley as clerk and Heather Klein as county attorney, accepted committee procedures and adopted holiday and meeting schedules for 2026; multiple motions were approved, several by unanimous vote and some by recorded tallies.
The Alleghany County Board of Commissioners elected its leadership and confirmed several staff and procedural appointments during its meeting.
Heather Klein opened nominations for board chair; Bill Osborne was nominated and, after a motion and second, the board approved the nomination. Klein then opened nominations for vice chair. An initial nomination for "Timmy" failed; Mike Garrison Wagner was nominated, seconded and approved as vice chair. The transcript records no formal roll-call tallies for the chair and vice-chair elections beyond the board declaring the nominations approved.
The board appointed Lisa Ashley as clerk to the board; the motion passed with a recorded tally of 5-0. The board also moved to appoint Mackenzie Hudson as deputy clerk; the motion carried (tally not specified in the transcript). Commissioners voted to reappoint Heather Klein as county attorney for another year; that motion passed with a recorded tally of 5-0.
The board approved committee assignment procedures after several members indicated which committees they would keep or exchange; staff moved to accept the procedures and the board voted 5-0 to approve them. The board also reaffirmed the board of commission code of ethics after a motion and second.
Operational and administrative items included an operations manager report that the county issued an RFP for roof repairs at the detention center and sheriff’s department, received a single bid from Right Way Restoration for $71,500, and that Sherwin Williams quoted materials at $12,937.50 for roughly 17,000 square feet; staff said the county budget can fund the project and that work will proceed.
Finance presented the 2026 holiday schedule and a 2026 meeting schedule; the board moved to accept both with recorded votes on the schedules of 4-1 in at least one instance. County manager comments were not given at the meeting. Commissioners closed the meeting with brief holiday and safety remarks and an announcement about a local Christmas arts fair at the Emerson Black building.
Votes at a glance (as recorded in the meeting transcript): - Approve minutes (Nov. 17 & 20): 5-0 (motion passed). - Appoint Heather Klein, county attorney (one-year appointment): 5-0 (motion passed). - Appoint Lisa Ashley, clerk to the board: 5-0 (motion passed). - Appoint Mackenzie Hudson, deputy clerk to the board: not specified (motion passed as recorded in the meeting). - Accept committee procedures: 5-0 (motion passed). - Reaffirm board code of ethics: vote recorded as carried (tally not specified). - Adopt 2026 holiday/meeting schedules: at least one recorded tally 4-1 (motion passed).
The board adjourned after announcing community events and closing comments.
