Holmquist to serve as chair of county commission
HEIDI DESCH | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 3 years, 2 months AGO
This Nov. 5, 2020, file photo shows the Flathead County Courthouse in Kalispell. (Matt Baldwin/Daily Inter Lake)
Heidi Desch is features editor and covers Flathead County for the Daily Inter Lake. She previously served as managing editor of the Whitefish Pilot, spending 10 years at the newspaper and earning honors as best weekly newspaper in Montana. She was a reporter for the Hungry Horse News and has served as interim editor for The Western News and Bigfork Eagle. She is a graduate of the University of Montana. She can be reached at hdesch@dailyinterlake.com or 406-758-4421. | January 10, 2022 11:00 AM
Flathead County Commissioner Pam Holmquist has been voted chairperson of the Flathead County Commission.
The commissioners on Jan. 3 appointed Commissioner Holmquist to the position.
Holmquist replaces Commissioner Randy Brodehl who served in the position for 2021. In January of each year, the commissioners elect the chair of the commission, which is responsible for county policies, setting appropriations, setting levies for county funds, rural improvement districts, and more.
Holmquist is the longest-serving member of the board after having been elected for her first term in November of 2010.
Brodehl was elected in November 2018, and Commissioner Brad Abell was elected in November 2020.
The commission is the executive, as well as the legislative branch for Flathead County, and consists of three elected commissioners who each serve six-year terms and can run for re-election.
Features editor Heidi Desch can be reached at 758-441 or hdesch@dailyinterlake.com
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