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Tied Marquette Human Services chair race decided by coin toss; Ken selected
Summary
After a tie in nominations for chair, the Human Services Board resolved the race by coin toss; the candidate identified as Ken won and accepted the chair seat. The board then set meeting cadence and administrative items for future meetings.
The Marquette County Human Services Board resolved a tied chair election by coin toss on Wednesday, declaring the candidate identified in the meeting as Ken the new chair.
Nominations opened with Peggy Crowley and Ken Borsk both put forward. The initial vote resulted in a tie, and both candidates declined to withdraw. The board allowed brief remarks from each candidate and then conducted a second vote that again tied. Chair proceedings then moved to a public coin flip; Peggy was designated to call the toss and called “Heads.” After the flip the presiding official announced, “It is Tails.” The presiding officer then congratulated the winning candidate.
Why it matters: the board chair will represent this committee on executive-and-finance and will set committee meeting cadence and priorities. Following the selection, members discussed meeting dates and agreed to try second‑Tuesdays at 10 a.m. for the upcoming cycle.
Next steps: the new chair will serve as the board’s representative to executive-and-finance and work with staff to finalize a meeting schedule; the committee approved routine items including minutes and the agenda before moving to program reports.
