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Whitman County Planning Commission elects new chair and vice chair

Whitman County Planning Commission · January 7, 2026
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Summary

The planning commission chose a new chair and vice chair during its Jan. 7 meeting; Brian was confirmed as chair and Dave Gibney was elected vice chair following nominations and a hand vote.

The Whitman County Planning Commission reorganized its leadership during its Jan. 7 meeting, confirming Brian as chair and electing Dave Gibney as vice chair.

Nominations opened after the acting chair called the meeting to order. Bill Myers nominated Dean Kinzer for chair; Chris Mulhouse seconded that nomination. A separate nomination for Brian was made and seconded. The commission conducted a hand count; the new chair was confirmed and the outgoing acting chair acknowledged the change in leadership. Julian Matthews nominated Dave Gibney for vice chair; that nomination was seconded and, after a vote, the commission elected Dave Gibney to the vice chair position.

The leadership changes were handled by open nomination and verbal tally. The commission did not record a formal roll-call tally for the chair vote in the transcript; the vice chair vote was announced in the record as a 5-to-4 result.