With one unanimous vote Calvert County Commissioners’ President Pat Nutter [R] and board Vice President Steven R. Weems [R] were re-elected to those posts for a second consecutive year. The vote was taken at the commissioners’ last board meeting of the year, Tuesday, Dec. 17.
“I feel humbled by that,” said Nutter of the board’s decision. Nutter thanked Commissioner Gerald W. “Jerry” Clark [R] and Commissioner Susan Shaw [R] “for their wisdom and guidance.” Clark and Shaw are both serving their third terms while Nutter, Weems and Commissioner Evan K. Slaughenhoupt Jr. [R] are all in their first terms on the board.
Shaw served as the board president during most of 2011 while Clark was commissioners’ president during most of 2012.
No major changes were made to the commissioners’ assignments on other boards and committees, although Slaughenhoupt’s role representing Calvert at the Maryland Association of Counties (MACo) will be greater in 2014. Slaughenhoupt was chosen one of the 16 members of MACo’s Board of Directors.
“He’s very dedicated and he works very hard,” said Shaw of Slaughenhoupt’s previous work with MACo. Both Slaughenhoupt and Shaw attended MACo’s winter conference last week.
Weems will become president of the Tri-County of Southern Maryland effective Jan. 1.
Noting that she will not be seeking reelection in 2014, Shaw reminded the other commissioners that there will eventually be a need for Calvert to have new representation on the Tri-County Council’s Veterans Committee.
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