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Lawrence County commissioners appoint officers, adopt 2026 rules
Summary
At its Jan. 13 organizational meeting the Lawrence County Commission appointed Eric Jennings chair and Richard Tysdal vice-chair for 2026, adopted a three-member approval rule for motions, and approved the agenda and prior meeting minutes.
The Lawrence County Commission convened Jan. 13 in Deadwood and named Commissioner Eric Jennings as chair for 2026 and Commissioner Richard Tysdal as vice-chair. Chairman Robert Ewing called the meeting to order at 8:00 a.m.; Commissioner Brandon Flanagan participated by videoconference.
The board adopted a special rule of order requiring three members’ approval to pass a motion in 2026 and adopted the Newly Revised Roberts Rules of Order for the county commission and its boards and committees. The commission also approved the meeting agenda and the minutes of the Dec. 23, 2025 meeting by unanimous vote of members present. "All motions were passed by unanimous vote, by all members present, unless stated otherwise," the minutes state.
The actions set the procedural framework for the year and were taken at the meeting held in the Administrative Annex Building of the Lawrence County Courthouse. The commission recorded no declared conflicts of interest during the organizational business.
