Washington County commissioners elect Philip Marshall president, approve agenda and board nominees
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Summary
At their first meeting of the year the Washington County Commissioners retained Philip Marshall as president, approved the meeting agenda and minutes, accepted a slate of 2026 board appointments and handled routine claims and payroll approvals by voice vote.
Philip Marshall was retained as president of the Washington County Commissioners during the board’s first meeting of the year. A motion to retain Marshall was made and seconded and carried, after which the board proceeded with routine business including approval of the meeting agenda and minutes and the adoption of claims and payroll.
The commissioners also reviewed and approved a slate of 2026 board appointments. The list presented to the board included nominations such as Lana Sullivan for a Hoosier Uplands–related post, Carrie Chastain for the cemetery commission and Lori Jackson for the ABC board; several redevelopment commission and property-tax-appeals board members agreed to continue serving. Two vacancies — a plan commission seat (David Lyles pending) and a BZA opening after Denise Coutts’s resignation — were tabled until the Jan. 20 meeting.
Motions on routine items were made, seconded and carried by voice vote. The board’s records show approval of the agenda, minutes of Dec. 16, 2025, and the claims and payroll presentation during the same session. No contested roll-call tallies were recorded in the public transcript excerpt.
The session concluded after other agenda items and a motion to adjourn passed by voice vote.