Jefferson County health commission approves minutes, elects vice chair and secretary

The Jefferson County Health and Human Relations Commission approved minutes from its Oct. 27 meeting and elected officers during its Jan. 29 meeting.

Speaker 1 opened the meeting, presented the minutes and asked for a motion to approve; a voice vote followed and Speaker 2 said “Aye,” after which Speaker 1 announced the minutes were approved. Later, Speaker 1 moved that Amanda be vice chair; Speaker 3 seconded and the motion was approved by voice vote. Speaker 1 then nominated DJ for secretary; that nomination was seconded and likewise approved.

The commission discussed existing vacancies. Speaker 1 said the commission has two openings to fill this year and confirmed that a member named Kimmy last attended in August and did not continue. Speaker 2 said her current term is slated to end in 2027 and offered to serve through the end of that term if the commission wished.

Next steps recorded included sharing the county application for commission applicants and using the newly established AJ HRC email account to receive submissions; Speaker 1 said they would share login information so members can monitor incoming applications.

The commission set a follow-up meeting for March 26 to continue regular business and recruitment work. The meeting closed after a motion to adjourn.

Votes at a glance - Motion: Approve Oct. 27 minutes — Outcome: approved by voice vote (explicit “Aye” recorded from Speaker 2; other votes not individually recorded in transcript). - Motion: Amanda be vice chair — Mover: Speaker 1; Second: Speaker 3; Outcome: approved by voice vote (individual votes not fully recorded). - Motion: DJ be secretary — Mover: Speaker 1; Second: not specified in transcript; Outcome: approved by voice vote.

The commission noted two vacancies and asked members to recruit candidates and share the county application link so interested residents can apply.