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Douglas County PRB to allow plurality election for second member; board forwards change
Summary
The Personnel Review Board voted unanimously to forward a rewrite to section 13-19(b) that would allow the second board member to be elected by plurality rather than majority. Presenter Andrew English said no other provisions would change.
The Douglas County Personnel Review Board voted unanimously to forward a rewrite to section 13-19(b) that would change how the second board member is elected, opting for selection by plurality rather than a majority of votes.
Andrew English, who presented the draft, said the amendment replaces language stating the second member “shall be selected by a majority vote of the regular employees of the county” with language that “the second member shall be selected by a plurality vote of the regular employees of the county, meaning the individual receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected regardless of whether such number constitutes a majority of that votes cast.” He told the board no other wording or benefits in the section would change.
Chair Edwin Daniel noted a prior note from an earlier hearing suggesting the phrase “regular employees” might instead read “merit employees,” and asked English whether that change was reflected; English said he had copied the text from the 2026 codebook and had not incorporated that alternate phrasing. After no public comment, a motion to accept the draft was made, seconded and carried by voice vote with no opposition.
Board member Lynn Brown asked English to return at the next round of balloting to revisit a separate concern about the board’s composition related to property-owner representation; English agreed to "clean it up" and bring the issue back.
The board took no further action at the meeting; the forwarded rewrite will proceed to the Board of Commissioners for consideration.
