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Anoka County chair urges bipartisan rotating‑chair model as board begins 2026
Summary
At its organizational meeting, the Anoka County Board’s chair urged commissioners to adopt a rotating‑chair leadership model and prioritize cooperation, while the new vice chair recommended depoliticizing committee leadership amid concerns about rising political hostility.
The Anoka County Board opened the new year with the chair calling for unity and a new leadership model that would rotate the roles of chair and vice chair among commissioners.
The chair said the board is “present and accounted for” and urged colleagues to “tackle this and jump in with me” to pursue solutions “in a fashion that we probably haven't done for a really long time.” He acknowledged the board’s members have personal political proclivities but emphasized that county offices are nonpartisan and said he wants to work…
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