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Liebaert chosen chair as Douglas County board elects leadership; minutes show inconsistent vice-chair labeling
Summary
The Douglas County Board elected Mark E. Liebaert chair and recorded elections of Alan J. Jaques, Kelly B. Peterson and Rosemary L. Lear to vice chair positions; the minutes contain inconsistent labeling for vice-chair slots that appears to be a transcription error.
Mark E. Liebaert was elected Chair of the Douglas County Board of Supervisors during a short organizational meeting on April 21, 2026. Supervisor Nick Baker nominated Liebaert; following a motion to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot, the minutes state "Motion carried" and record Liebaert as elected Chair.
The board then filled vice chair positions. Kelly B. Peterson nominated Alan J. Jaques for a vice chair role; a motion by Susan A. Hendrickson, second Bill Fennessey, to close nominations and cast a unanimous ballot for Jaques is recorded, with the minutes indicating Jaques was elected to a vice-chair position. Later the minutes show Charlie Glazman nominated Kelly B. Peterson and that Peterson was elected Second Vice Chair after a motion by Mark Cummings, second Susan A. Hendrickson.
The minutes as provided also state that Jaques was "elected Second Vice Chair" in an earlier line and then later state Peterson was elected Second Vice Chair; that is an internal inconsistency in the transcript. The record shows final titles for Peterson (listed as Second Vice Chair) and Rosemary L. Lear (listed as Third Vice Chair), and Liebaert as Chair. The minutes do not report numerical vote tallies for the elections; they record only that motions carried.
The clerk recorded attendance during the meeting: "There were 15 Present, 6 Absent." The meeting adjourned at 6:10 p.m., with the next board meeting scheduled for May 21, 2026.
