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Calhoun County sets hiring process and selection committee for Road Commissioner after residency restriction fails

Calhoun County Board of Commissioners · April 1, 2026

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Summary

After rejecting an amendment to restrict applicants to central-county residents, the Board adopted the Road Commissioner hiring process and formed a selection committee to fill the vacancy, appointing five committee members including a commissioner chair.

The Calhoun County Board of Commissioners debated and then adopted a process to hire a replacement for a Road Commissioner seat on Nov. 6, and created a selection committee to oversee candidates.

Chairwoman Segal described the vacancy and the approach used in the prior hiring. Comr. Moore proposed amending the process to restrict applicants to residents in a central portion of the county (East of Emmett Township and West of Albion or Sheridan Townships). That amendment (Res.180-2008) failed on a roll call vote (Yes 2 — Comrs. Bolger and Moore; No 5 — Comrs. Rae, Segal, Solis, Todd and Arnquist). Road Commissioner Scott Brown advised against geographic restrictions, saying they could limit candidate quality. The Board then adopted the unamended hiring process (Res.180-A-2008) and unanimously created a Road Commissioner Selection Committee (Res.180-B-2008), appointing Eusebio Solis as chair and members Mike Rae, Terris Todd, Robert Behnke and Todd Wildt.

Public commenters and commissioners emphasized selecting the best candidate regardless of residence and raised geographic-representation considerations.