The lines appear to have already been drawn for the recently expanded Clark County council.

In their first meeting Tuesday, the now five-member Clark County council voted 3-to-2 to repeal eight resolutions championed by Republican Councilor David Madore that covered a spectrum of transportation and zoning issues. It also voted, by the same breakdown, to revisit the 2 percent property tax levy decrease the county council approved early last month, laying the groundwork for that decision to be reversed.

Councilor Jeanne Stewart, a Republican, new Councilor Julie Olson, a Republican, and new Council Chairman Marc Boldt, no party preference, voted to repeal the resolutions approved last month, citing not the content of those resolutions, but the way they were approved before the new councilors were seated. The council shifted from a three-person board to a five person board this year.

“These are sweeping, profound policies that we’re making,” said Stewart, who until last month was often in the minority on the board. She added: “They will make a direction for all of us, including the new council.”

‘Start over’

In her first decision on the Clark County council, Olson emphasized the importance of adopting and considering policies that guide decision making as a full five-member council.