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Diggs elected chair; Board adopts 2026 calendar, holds closed session and confirms multiple appointments
Summary
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors on Jan. 6, 2026, elected Supervisor Deonte Diggs as chair, adopted its 2026 meeting calendar (later amending October to avoid National Night Out), held a closed session to consult counsel on an electric transmission line and appointees, and confirmed numerous regional and county board appointments.
The Stafford County Board of Supervisors elected Supervisor Deonte Diggs as chair at its Jan. 6 meeting and then returned the gavel to him after votes on multiple nominees.
Under the board’s bylaws, nominations opened for chair and the clerk announced that the motion electing Supervisor Diggs "passes 5," after which Chair Diggs resumed the meeting. Members then conducted a contested sequence of vice‑chair nominations and at least one motion to reconsider the vice‑chair selection failed…
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