Board of Review recommends plumbing contractor Carlos Mariano for appointment

The Lake County Board of Review voted to recommend Carlos Mariano, a local plumbing contractor who applied directly to staff, as its fifth member. Board members said Mariano’s plumbing and heating experience would add a practical perspective the board has not previously had.

Staff told the board that Mariano had reached out to express interest and that no other applicants had been received through the portal. A motion to forward a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners was made and seconded; the board approved the recommendation and staff said it will present the nomination to the commissioners at their next regular meeting.

The motion to recommend was moved and seconded by board members identified in the transcript only by speaking turns (mover and seconder not given by name). The transcript also records staff saying they will take the recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners at the next regular meeting. No formal county appointment was recorded at this meeting; the board’s action was a recommendation only.