At their first meeting of the year the Washington County Board of Supervisors elected a new chairman and vice chair for 2018.

Supervisor Stan Stoops made the only nomination for chair by naming Abe Miller. The motion passed with three in favor; Miller abstained, as did Jack Seward. With a vote of 4-0 Bob Yoder was named vice chair, he abstained from the vote. The previous chair was Richard Young and vice chair was Miller.