Marion County Commission elects new chair and vice chair
Bryant and Zalak to lead board
File photo: New County Commission Chair Kathy Bryant (right) and Vice Chair Carl Zalak (left).
The Marion County Board of County Commissioners chose a new chair and vice chair on Tuesday to serve over the course of the next year.
Kathy Bryant will take over as chair, with Carl Zalak taking over as vice chair. Previously, Commissioner Michelle Stone served as chair and Bryant was her vice chair.
The board voted Bryant and Zalak into the roles unanimously. The pair will assume their roles at the next county commission meeting.
Both Bryant and Zalak have served on the county commission since they were first elected in 2010.
The chair’s responsibilities include presiding over county commission meetings and executing documents and records.
The role of the vice chair is to act as the next-highest authority and fill in for the chair in the instance he or she is not able to preside over meetings, execute documents and records or attend events.
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