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Benton County commissioner Bill Kee resigns; chair election set for Sept. 16

Benton County Commission · March 1, 2026
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Summary

Chair Ward Plant announced that 5th District Commissioner Bill Kee resigned due to illness; the commission will elect a new chair at its Sept. 16 meeting and the Ethics Committee will meet beforehand at 5:30 p.m.

Chair Ward Plant told commissioners at the Aug. 19, 2019 Benton County Commission meeting that 5th District Commissioner Bill Kee resigned from the commission because of illness.

Plant also announced that the commission will elect a new chair at the next regular meeting on Sept. 16, 2019 and that the Ethics Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. before the regular session.

The minutes list Bill Kee and Angie Hern as absent for the Aug. 19 meeting. No further personnel actions were taken at the Aug. 19 meeting; the chair’s announcement established the timeline for the commission to select a replacement leader at the scheduled September session.