Chairman’s Committee Assignments Fail, Then Pass in Amended Form

Montgomery County Board Coordinating Committee Meeting | May 28, 2026

Article Summary: A motion by Montgomery County Board Chairman Doug Donaldson to recommend committee and liaison assignments failed at the May 28 Coordinating Committee meeting. After the committee discussed objections and amended the recommendation, a second motion carried unanimously.

Committee & Liaison Assignments Key Points:

• Donaldson’s original motion, seconded by Chad Ruppert, failed — the only motion to fail at the meeting.
• The committee then discussed objections to the recommendation, which was amended.
• A motion by Dr. Patty Whitworth, seconded by Mark Hughes, to recommend the amended assignments carried with all in favor.
• The minutes do not record what the objections were, who raised them, how the assignments were changed, or the vote tally on the failed motion.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY — A slate of committee and liaison assignments put forward by Board Chairman Doug Donaldson failed to win a recommendation from the Montgomery County Board Coordinating Committee on Thursday, May 28, 2026, before a revised version passed unanimously later in the same discussion.

Donaldson made the motion to recommend the assignments himself, with Chad Ruppert seconding. The minutes record the outcome plainly: “Motion failed.” It was the only motion of the meeting that did not carry.

The committee then discussed objections to the recommendation, and the recommendation was amended. Dr. Patty Whitworth moved to recommend the amended committee and liaison assignments, seconded by Hughes. That motion carried with all in favor.