The newly elected Board of County Commissioners were installed at a work session held this morning, and Nida Allam was re-elected chair of the board.
Allison Riggs, associate justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court, administered the oath to Allam. Shamieka Rhinehart, superior court judge, administered the oath to Michelle Burton, Wendy Jacobs and Michael Lee. Clayton Jones, chief district court judge, swore in Stephen J. Valentine.
After the new commissioners were installed, county attorney Larissa Williamson presided over the election of the chair of the commission. Allam was re-elected to the position unanimously. She has served as the board’s chair since December 2023.
Allam then presided over the unanimous election of Michael Lee as the board’s vice chair.
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