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Montgomery County commissioners elect Jamila Winder chair, Neil Makisha vice chair

Montgomery County Board of Commissioners · January 5, 2026
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Summary

On Jan. 5, 2026, the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners completed its annual reorganization, appointing Jamila Winder as chair and Neil Makisha as vice chair for terms expiring Jan. 4, 2027. Both appointments passed by voice vote after brief nominations and seconds.

Jamila Winder was elected chair of the Montgomery County Board of Commissioners and Neil Makisha was named vice chair at the board's Jan. 5 meeting.

The board opened nominations for chair at the start of the meeting. Speaker 1 nominated Commissioner Jamila Winder; the nomination was seconded by Commissioner DiVello.…

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