Hillsborough County Commissioners choose Ken Hagan once again to be their chairman

The first round of voting began with Crist nominating Murman for chair. Beckner followed up by nominating Mark Sharpe, who he said had been serving on the board "for an extraordinarily long time." He said it was Sharpe's time to lead.

But that would not be the case.

Seemingly as an afterthought, Commissioner Higginbotham placed Hagan's name in for nomination.

On that first vote, none of the three candidates received five votes, the number needed to win the chairmanship.

But the second time around, Hagan received the majority.

The commissioners chose to retain Murman as vice chair and Miller as the chaplain.

They also selected which boards they want to serve on throughout the next year (in some cases they're the same as they have been). Here's a complete list:

· Arts Council — Crist

· Aviation Authority — Crist

· Children's Board — Beckner

· Emergency Policy Group — Hagan, Murman, Crist

· Environmental Protection Commission — Beckner, chair; Miller, vice chair

· Expressway Authority — Miller

· Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority — Beckner, Murman, Sharpe

· Hospital Authority — Miller, Murman

· Metropolitan Planning Organization — Beckner, Miller, Murman, Sharpe

· Port Authority — Murman

· Southwest Florida Water Management District Liaison — Hagan

· Tampa Bay and Company — Hagan

· Tampa Bay Estuary Program Policy Board — Beckner

· Tampa Bay Partnership for Regional Economic Development — Sharpe

· Tampa Bay Regional Planning Council — Crist

· Tampa Bay Regional Transportation Authority — Hagan

· Tampa Bay Water — Murman, Sharpe

· Tampa Bay Workforce Alliance — Murman

· Tampa Hillsborough Economic Development Corporation — Hagan

· Tampa Sports Authority — Hagan