Marathon County board moves forward with three committee appointments

The Marathon County Board of Supervisors introduced three personnel actions at its voting meeting, moving to fill committee and commission seats that will affect county committees through 2028. Chair Gibbs opened agenda item 9A by naming Aaron Grryer to serve as chair of the infrastructure committee effective Sept. 1 to complete a term expiring at the county’s April 2028 organizational meeting; the appointment replaces Chris Dickinson.

Supervisors asked procedural questions about the selection process. Supervisor Arstead said the board traditionally elevated the vice chair when a chair vacated the post and asked why that did not happen in this case; staff said the recommendation prioritized committee members with longer tenure and that Supervisor Grinder was recommended instead. Supervisor Robinson confirmed that the board’s vice chair remains in place despite the chair replacement.

The board also announced two other appointments in the packet: appointing Supervisor Deb Hapa as Marathon County’s designee to the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) housing regional board for a two-year term through the April 2028 organizational meeting, and reappointing Darren Westover to the Rim Mountain Metropolitan Sewage District Commission for a five-year term ending August 2031. The transcript records the nominations and discussion but does not include a roll-call vote or final tally for these specific appointments in the portions provided.

What happens next: each appointment was presented under the voting meeting agenda and will be finalized according to the board’s standard voting procedures; recorded vote tallies and any follow-up paperwork were not specified in the transcript excerpts.