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Washington County board elects Duane Ball as chair, Randy Pennington as vice chair; approves committee appointments
Summary
The board elected Duane Ball as chair and Randy Pennington as vice chair for 2026 and approved a slate of committee and advisory board appointments by unanimous vote.
At its organizational meeting the Washington County Board of Supervisors elected Duane Ball as chair and Randy Pennington as vice chair for the coming year.
A board member nominated Ball for chair; the motion was seconded and passed by unanimous voice vote. Pennington was nominated and confirmed as vice chair in the same manner.
The board also reviewed bylaws and minor policy updates for 2026 (including a housekeeping change to align county holidays with state and federal designations and incorporation of previously approved audit‑related policy language into Article 7). Members discussed appointments to committees and advisory boards — agriculture, facilities, emergency services, school budget, economic development, telecommunications, the Board of Zoning Appeals and others — and several supervisors volunteered to continue or assume roles. The board moved to accept the appointed members and voted to confirm the slate by unanimous voice vote.
During discussion supervisors praised the school budget committee’s work and noted the need to recruit qualified volunteers for boards that require specific expertise (for example, a community policy management team seat with a clinical background). The board instructed staff to follow up on outstanding reappointments and to check judicial approval requirements where applicable.
