Déjà Vu Lite

After taking the oath of office on Monday, January 12, I hit the ground running. That morning, my colleagues, Commission Chairman Fred Tilman and Commissioner Rick Yzaguirre, had welcomed me aboard with a meeting to bring me up to speed on things that had changed since I previously held this position. We also designated a Commission liaison for many of our internal departments and divvied up responsibility for many of the external committee assignments.

I will serve as the Board’s liaison to EMS (the County’s Ambulance District) and Weed and Pest, as well as serve on outside Boards including the Air Quality Board, the Downtown Policy Advisory Committee, the Emergency Management Council, the Misdemeanor Probation Committee, the Region IV Mental Health Board, and together with Commissioner Yzaguirre on the Valley Regional Transit Board. My colleagues and I all serve together on the COMPASS (Community Planning Association of Southwest Idaho) Board, as well.

There are periodic meetings with other groups, such as the Ada County Highway District Commission, various Mayors and City Councils, the Fair Board, and the Planning and Zoning Commission. In addition, there are meetings with various configurations of groups within the Idaho Association of Counties such as District III, Commissioners and Clerks, and the Justice and Public Safety and Shared Employees Committees. I’m leaving things out, but I think you get the picture. This position involves a lot of meetings!

This past week, I also had the pleasure of touring many of our EMS stations with Director Troy Hagen, the Ada County Jail with Sheriff Gary Raney, and the County’s Weed and Pest Facility in Meridian with Director Brian Wilbur.

Although the Ada County Courthouse and many of the faces in it are familiar, it’s a lot different being there this time around. I am glad to be back.