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Houghton County commissioners elect Tom Tikkanen chair, approve $1.58 million in bills and multiple appointments
Summary
At its Jan. 14 organizational meeting the Houghton County Board of Commissioners elected Tom Tikkanen chair and Roy Britz vice chair, approved $1,584,804.17 in bills and several appropriations and appointments, and authorized bids for a generator and a $7,872 compactor control‑room project.
The Houghton County Board of Commissioners met Jan. 14 in Houghton and elected Tom Tikkanen chair and Roy Britz vice chair, approved payment of $1,584,804.17 in submitted bills and took a series of routine administrative and budget actions.
The meeting was called to order by County Clerk Jennifer Kelly at 4:00 p.m. and Tikkanen won the two‑year chairmanship after a nomination from Commissioner Glenn Anderson and a second from Commissioner Gretchen Janssen; the nomination carried by voice vote with all five commissioners voting in favor. Anderson nominated Britz for vice chair; Janssen seconded the nomination and it likewise passed unanimously.
In other business the board approved paying submitted bills totaling $1,584,804.17 (roll call vote recorded as Janssen,…
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