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Meet the new boss, same as the old boss?

Talks are already on for who will be the next chairman and vice chairman on the Board of Commissioners.

And it sure appears like Chairman Melvin "Skip" Alston and Vice Chairman Steve Arnold will be at it again.

"It’s just done. It’s worked out. They wouldn't be talking about it if it weren't worked out," Commissioner Billy Yow said Monday.

Alston and Arnold both said Monday that they haven't decided whether they want the top spots again. Other commissioners aren't saying positively whether they are lining up to support the duo, but some say they would go for the idea. No clear majoirty has emerged publicly to support them, though.

Alston said he's still debating with himself over whether he wants the post again.

"Some people have talked about that possibility," Alston said.

"I think the commissioners, they feel that we’ve done a good job," he said. "But it’s just a question of whether we, Steve and I, want to."

Arnold said he believes that Alston wants to maintain his position.

"I do think that Skip wants to be chairman again, and he certanly has the support to do that," Arnold said.

Does he want to be vice chairman again?

"I think I may be vice chairman," Arnold said. "We haven’t had a great deal of time to talk about it."

Commissioner Kirk Perkins was noncommittal on his support.

"They have not stepped forward officially, and they may have enough support that nobody  would challenge," Perkins said. "This is September, and  December is a long way away politically."

Commissioners will likely make a decision for chairman and vice chairman in late November or December.

But we couldn't get a solid yes out of Perkins to keep the regime in place.

"I don’t think I’ve ever made a decision this early," said Carolyn Coleman, who was also elusive.