COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – Ted Gordon was named as the new chair of the Branch County Board of Commissioners while Terri Norris was chosen as Vice Chair Tuesday morning during the commissioner’s organizational meeting for 2017.
Gordon and incumbent Don Vrablic were both nominated for Chair but Vrablic later withdrew his name and motioned for an unanimous vote for Gordon.
Norris was chosen over Vrablic on a 3-2 vote for Vice Chair.
Commissioners also decided to keep meeting on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month at 4:00 p.m.
Work sessions will continue to be held on the previous Thursdays at 9:00 a.m. Meeting dates and times can be changed if needed.
All five Commissioners were sworn in by County Clerk Terry Kubasiak before the meeting.