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Joshua Sparks elected chair of Midland Planning and Zoning Commission after tie; Dara Richardson named vice chair
Summary
Nominations for chair produced a 3–3 tie; the commission brought on an alternate to break the tie, then selected Joshua Sparks as chair. Dara Richardson accepted the vice chair nomination and was approved unanimously.
Nominations for chair of the Midland Planning and Zoning Commission resulted in a 3–3 tie during the commission's meeting. The acting chair nominated himself and another commissioner nominated Brandon O'Field. After the initial tie, commissioners agreed to bring in an alternate to act as a tiebreaker; the commission re-held the manual vote and the clerk announced Joshua Sparks as the new chair. The transcript does not record a final numeric tally after the alternate participated.
Commissioners then nominated Dara Richardson for vice chair. Richardson accepted the nomination and the clerk announced the motion passed 6 to 0. During the exchange a commissioner observed the body could have two vice chairs.
The commission moved on after the leadership votes and adjourned at 03:43.
