The Bakersfield Californian: Worth Noting: Supervisor Couch will hold the gavel this term
The Kern County Board of Supervisors have named David Couch chairman of the board.
Couch, who was re-elected in November, received unanimous approval from his colleagues in a vote that occurred during a special supervisors meeting Monday.
He will take over from Mike Maggard, whom supervisors voted to be vice-chair.
Couch will serve a one-year term as chairman.
Newly elected State Sen. Melissa Hurtado, D-Sanger, has been assigned to chair the Human Services Committee for the 2019-20 legislative session, the senator's office said Monday in a news release.