The Washtenaw County Commissioners have re-elected the same officers that led the board in 2013.
Yousef Rabhi was unanimously voted chair of the county commissioners again Wednesday night. Rabhi says passing a four year budget was a big accomplishment in 2013 and he expects it will give the commissioners time to work on other issues this year.
Rabhi says some of the things he wants to work on this year are efforts to make the county's procurement process more environmentally friendly and better for the local economy, and to work on improving the board and committee structure.
Alicia Ping was re-elected as vice chair, and Felicia Brabec will again serve as chair of the ways and means committee.
The commissioners also approved their rules and regulations. One change in board rules is resolutions that are at the regular meeting the same night they are introduced at the ways and means committee will no longer require a two-thirds majority for final approval. County officials determined this long standing super majority requirement didn't comply with state law.
*Listen to Rabhi's comments in the audio above.
— Andrew Cluley is the Ann Arbor beat reporter, and anchor for 89.1 WEMU News. Contact him at 734.487.3363 or email him acluley@emich.edu.
