Lyon County commissioners have selected Commissioner Joe Mortensen as board chairman and have retained Commissioner Ray Fierro as vice chairman for 2013.The following appointments were made to various committees, commissions and boards: Lyon County Planning Commission: Commissioner Vida Keller (primary) and Commissioner Bob Hastings (alternate); Comstock Historic District: Commissioner Ray Fierro; Lyon County Debt Management Commission: Commissioner Joe Mortensen; Dayton Valley Conservation District: Commissioner Ray Fierro; Mason Valley Conservation District: Commissioner Virgil Arellano; Smith Valley Conservation District: Commissioner Virgil Arellano; Nevada Public Agency Insurance Pool: Comptroller Josh Foli; Nevada Association of Counties, Board of Directors: To be decided in February; Nevada Association of Counties, Legislative Committee: Commissioners Virgil Arellano and Vida Keller; Local Emergency Planning Committee: Commissioner Bob Hastings; Northern Nevada Development Authority: Commissioner Vida Keller and County Manager Jeff Page; Western Nevada Development District: Commissioner Bob Hastings; Nevada WORKS: Commissioner Bob Hastings (primary) and Commissioner Keller (alternate); State Land Use Planning Advisory Committee: Commissioner Virgil Arellano; Lyon County Room Tax Board: Commissioner Joe Mortensen; Nevada Commission to Reconstruct the V & T Railway: Commissioner Ray Fierro; Quarterly Jail Inspection: Commissioner Ray Fierro; Truckee Canal Safety Commission: Commissioner Joe Mortensen; Lyon County Regional Transportation Commission: Commissioner Ray Fierro; Labor Relations & Negotiations: Commissioners Joe Mortensen and Bob Hastings; Carson Area Metropolitan Planning Organization: Commissioner Ray Fierro; Quad County Legislative Coalition: Commissioners Joe Mortensen and Ray Fierro.