District Judge Tod Young talks about the importance of serving in elected office on Thursday afternoon at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.
Shawnyne Garren/Special to The R-C
It was blackjack for Douglas County’s swearing-in ceremony on Thursday afternoon with 21 newly elected officials raising their right hands.
Douglas County District Judge Tod Young officiated at the ceremony conducted at the Douglas County Community & Senior Center.
All 67 individuals taking office in 25 different elected boards this year were invited to participate in the county’s swearing-in ceremony.
All three elected Douglas County commissioners attended the event, along with all four school board trustees.
Those sworn in were:
Douglas County Board of Commissioners
Mark Gardner
Danny Tarkanian
Nate Tolbert
Douglas County School Board
Melinda Gneiting
Erinn Miller
Yvonne Wagstaff
Markus Zinke
East Fork Fire Protection District
Michael Sommers
Gardnerville Town Board
Ray Walling
Barbara Smallwood
Minden Town Board
Mimi Moss
Steve Thaler
Genoa Town Board
Gordon Pasley
Mark Keith
East Fork Swimming Pool District
Allen Biaggi
Gardnerville Ranchos GID
James DeGraffenreid
David Nelson
Topaz Ranch Estates GID
Sharon Becker
Jeff Burgess
Kingsbury GID
Sara Nelson
Zephyr Heights GID
Martin Carraher
