The Effingham County Board of Commissioners elected Commissioner Kiefer as vice chair for 2026 during its January meeting. Under the board’s rules of procedure (section 3.04), nominations were opened and members cast signed ballots that the clerk tallied and read aloud.

Commissioner Kiefer received the votes of the other board members and was declared vice chair. The clerk explained the vice-chair role: to act in the absence of the chairman and to execute documents when the chairman is unavailable. Commissioners congratulated Kiefer and noted the position’s procedural duties.

What’s next: Commissioner Kiefer will assume vice-chair duties as needed and will sign documents in the chairman’s absence in accordance with the rules cited at the meeting.