The Johnson County Board of Supervisors decided Sally Stutsman will fill deceased Larry Meyers position as the vice head of the supervisors. She will also take his place on the Board of Directors of the Iowa City Chamber of Commerce.

“Johnson County does it a little differently from most, we don’t fight about it,” said Supervisor Terrence Neuzil after the supervisors made the decision Thursday night.

Johnson County uses a tenured process, Neuzil said. Stutsman was next in line on the board to be come vice chairwoman. Stutsman was set to take the position beginning in January.

Though the move is bittersweet, she said, she thanked her board members for the opportunity to be vice chairwoman.

“[We] needed to have some one appointed in case I can’t cover a meeting,” Neuzil said.

— by Michelle Boryca