Linn County Board of Supervisors (from left) Linda Langston, Lu Barron, John Harris and Ben Rogers in May 2012. (Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG)

John Harris will chair the Linn County Board of Supervisors this year, board members decided Wednesday.

Harris, a Palo Republican starting his second term, rotated into the position Wednesday morning at the supervisors’ first meeting of the year. Brent Oleson, R-Marion, was last year’s chairman.

Lu Barron, D-Cedar Rapids, is 2013′s vice chair,  running meetings and signing official corresp0ndence in Harris’ absence.

Supervisors also approved appointments to agency boards and liaison assignments:

Term appointments

• Cedar Rapids-Linn County Solid Waste Agency: Ben Rogers, Oleson
• Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance: Rogers
• 6th Judicial District Corrections: Barron
• Corridor Metropolitan Planning Organization: Barron, Rogers
• East Central Iowa Council of Governments: Barron, Rogers
• Marion Economic Development Company: Oleson
• Area Ambulance: Harris
• Conservation: Barron (ends 2013)
• E911 Service Board: Rogers
• Public Health: Linda Langston
• Regional Workforce board (appointed by governor): Barron
• Workforce Development CEO Board: Barron, Langston, Harris

Liaison assignments

• Area Substance Abuse Council: Oleson, Harris
• Decat: Barron, Rogers
• Emergency Management Association: Langston, Harris
• Heritage Area Agency on Aging: Barron, Langston
• State legislative: Rogers, Harris
• Local homeless coordinating board: Rogers, Harris

Department liaisons

• Assessor: Langston, Oleson
• Child and youth development services: Rogers, Oleson
• Conservation: Oleson, Harris
• General assistance advisory: Langston, Oleson
• Home Health: Langston, Harris
• Juvenile detention/youth services: Oleson, Harris
• LIFTS: Langston, Rogers
• MHDD advisory: Langston, Rogers
• Options: Rogers
• Planning & development: all supervisors
• Secondary roads/roadside management: Oleson, Harris
• Veterans Affairs: Barron, Harris