ALLENTOWN, Pa. — Lehigh County commissioners this week retained its leadership with two unanimous votes.
- Lehigh County's Board of Commissioners have named leadership positions for the new year
- Commissioner Geoff Brace has been re-elected as board chair
- Commissioner Jeff Dutt was re-elected to serve as vice-chair
Commissioner Geoff Brace once again was chosen chairman during the board's reorganization meeting.
No other commissioners were nominated.
Also, Commissioner Jeffery Dutt was re-elected vice-chairman – also without opposition.
“We try and keep it simple around here. Just call a ‘Jeff’ and hopefully we will be able to point you in the right direction,” Brace jokingly said after he and Dutt were elected to the positions.
“We try and keep it simple around here. Just call a ‘Jeff’ and hopefully we will be able to point you in the right direction."
Geoff Brace, with a joke noting that he and vice-chair Jeff Dutt share similar names.
Brace, a lifelong resident of Lehigh County, has served on the board for nearly a decade. He first was elected in 2013 and took office a year later.
Dutt has been a member of the board since 2020, and he, too, is a lifelong resident of Lehigh County.
During this week’s meeting, commissioners also set a meeting schedule for the rest of the year.
The board’s next meeting will be Wednesday, Jan. 11.