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Fergus County cancels uncontested special-district elections and appoints trustee to fill fire-district vacancy
Summary
The board approved cancellations of multiple uncontested special-district candidate elections and appointed a resident to fill a fire-district trustee seat left vacant after the death of Tucker Rice and the appointment of Steve Hertel to fire chief; the appointee will serve through 2027.
The Fergus County Board of Commissioners approved the cancellation of several special-district candidate elections where filing thresholds meant races were uncontested. Clerk (S2) told the board elections that met cancellation criteria would not be held and the board approved the cancellations by voice vote.
Clerk (S2) also described a vacancy on a local fire district board following the death of Tucker Rice and the promotion of then-board president Steve Hertel to the fire-chief position. Clerk (S2) presented a nominee (identified in the transcript as Jenny; last name not specified) to finish Hertel’s trustee term ending in 2027. The board moved to appoint Jenny to that seat and approved the appointment by voice vote.
The board did not record a roll-call tally in the transcript; motions were approved by voice vote and will be formalized in the clerk’s written minutes.
