LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – There was a bit of chair switching on Tuesday as the Board of Supervisors established new leadership for 2014 at the first board meeting of the new year.
During the first order of business at the Tuesday meeting, Denise Rushing was elected chair for the new year, with Anthony Farrington to serve as her vice chair.
Outgoing Chair Jeff Smith told his colleagues, “I'm really proud of our board, the way we work together.”
Even when they disagree, the supervisors are able to come back together with no interruptions, he said, noting that some local boards and councils fight and don't get along.
“We’ve always gotten along and I really appreciate that,” he said.
The past year saw some controversial matters before the board, Smith noted. Yet, he felt the board members worked well and the vast majority of citizens were respectful.
Overall, he said it was a fairly easy term, and his colleagues congratulated him on his efforts.
He and Rushing then switched seats.
The board then continued with votes to place members on other boards and commissions.
Farrington was elected chair of the Lake County Board of Equalization, with Jim Comstock elected vice chair.
Farrington and Comstock also will be the representative and alternate, respectively, to the Rural County Representatives of California.
Rushing will chair the In-Home Supportive Services Public Authority, with Farrington as vice chair.
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