Palm Beach County Vice Mayor Melissa McKinlay is the new chair of the Solid Waste Authority鈥檚 governing board.
County commissioners who sit as the authority board selected McKinlay Wednesday morning at their regular meeting. The vote was 7-0.
The board then selected as officers two new commissioners; Mack Bernard as vice mayor and Dave Kerner as secretary.
Mayor Paulette Burdick had nominated Bernard as authority chair but there was no second. Mary Lou Berger then nominated McKinlay.
McKinlay has been the authority board鈥檚 vice chair. She succeeds Hal Valeche, who also has been county vice mayor. By tradition, the county commission鈥檚 vice mayor heads the authority鈥檚 governing board.
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