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Knox County Commissioners make 2026 appointments, approve IT and landfill contracts

Knox County Commissioners · January 7, 2026
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At their Jan. 6 organizational meeting, Knox County Commissioners appointed board leadership and key county officers for 2026, approved a three-year IT services agreement with the City of Mount Vernon and a post-closure landfill-monitoring contract, set 2026 meeting dates and received the sheriff's meal and jail-population report.

Knox County Commissioners held their annual organizational meeting on Jan. 6 and approved leadership appointments, several staff reappointments and multiple county contracts.

The board appointed Bill Persil president and Barry Lester vice president for 2026 and approved committee assignments and the standard designation of the board president and vice president as the county's delegates to the County Commissioners Association. The board also reappointed Penny Doyle as clerk and executive assistant and approved Robin Santo as deputy clerk.

Commissioners reappointed Courtney Lauer, director of Knox County Human Resources, as the county Americans with Disabilities coordinator and as the county's equal employment opportunity officer for 2026. Andrew Champlin was reappointed as the county's public information officer, and Eric Simpson was reappointed as the Knox County Apiary Inspector. In addition, commissioners assigned authority to William Scaffoon, director of the Department of Job and Family Services, to approve intercounty agreements and allocated funds for 2026.

On county contracts, commissioners approved a three-year independent contractor agreement with the City of Mount Vernon for IT services,…

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