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Hancock County commissioners unanimously approve organizational resolutions, appoint board officers and clerks
Summary
On Jan. 6, 2026, the Hancock County Board of Commissioners approved six organizational resolutions naming Jeffrey L. Hunker president, Timothy K. Bechtol vice president, employed Lynnette Taylor as clerk, added two assistant clerks, set 2026 board memberships and designated the county's voting representative for the County Commissioners Association of Ohio; all motions passed 3-0.
The Hancock County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6, 2026, approved six organizational resolutions that set the board's leadership and administrative appointments for the year. Commissioner William L. Bateson opened the meeting at 10:30 a.m.; the board voted 3-0 on each resolution.
Resolution #1-26 appointed Commissioner Jeffrey L. Hunker as president of the board; Resolution #2-26 named Commissioner Timothy K. Bechtol as vice president. The board employed Lynnette Taylor as Clerk of the Board under Resolution #3-26 and approved Resolution #4-26 to employ Christine Carrigan and Alec Helms as assistant clerks. Resolution #5-26 established the list of boards the commissioners will serve on in 2026, and Resolution #6-26 designated the official representative and alternate for the County Commissioners Association of Ohio's annual meeting in 2026. Motions and seconders were recorded in the minutes (examples: Resolution #1-26 — motion by Timothy K. Bechtol; second by Jeffrey L. Hunker; Resolution #3-26 — motion by William L. Bateson; second by Jeffrey L. Hunker) and each motion passed by a 3-0 tally.
The approvals were procedural and routine; no amendments or debate were recorded in the transcript. The clerk's attestation appears in SEG 002.
