Nancy Schouweiler Elected Dakota County Board Chair

From Dakota County:

Dakota County Commissioner Nancy Schouweiler was elected as the 2012 Dakota County Board Chair during the Jan. 10 board meeting.

Schouweiler has been on the board since 1999 representing District 4, which includes the cities of Inver Grove Heights Precincts 1–7, Eagan Precincts 10, 12–16, 18–20 and Apple Valley Precinct 10.   

Schouweiler served as the board chair in 2008 and in 2004.   

Commissioner Kathleen Gaylord, District 2, who has served on the board since 2003, was elected the 2012 vice-chair.  

In addition, the board appointed chairs for Dakota County’s three Committees of the Whole— Administration, Finance and Policy; Community Services; and Physical Development.  Commissioner Kathleen A. Gaylord, District 2, is chair of the Administration, Finance and Policy Committee of the Whole; Commissioner Liz Workman, District 5, is chair of the Community Services Committee of the Whole; and Commissioner Paul J. Krause, District 6, is chair of the Physical Development Committee of the Whole.