Steve Jonsson elected 2019 Chairman of the County Commission as Commissioners appoint leadership positions for next year
MANATEE COUNTY, FL (Dec. 18, 2018) — County Commissioners today elected District Three Commissioner Steve Jonsson as Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners for 2019.
"Thank you for vote of the confidence," Commissioner Jonsson said. "We have an exciting year coming up. My goal is to do as good a job as (Commissioner) Priscilla Trace did. They're big shoes to fill."
Commissioner Betsy Benac will serve as first vice chairman of the Board next year. Commissioner Misty Servia will be second vice chair and Commissioner Carol Whitmore will be third vice chair.
Commissioner Vanessa Baugh will again serve as Port Authority Chair and Commissioner Priscilla Trace will serve as first Vice Chair of the Port Authority. Commissioner Reggie Bellamy will be second vice chair of the Port Authority.
Commissioner Carol Whitmore will again serve as the Tourist Development Council Chair.
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