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Personnel committee advances multiple appointments and reappointments to county boards
Summary
The personnel committee reviewed and moved several appointments and reappointments for county advisory boards and authorities; motions were made to forward each appointment to the agenda, but formal vote outcomes were not recorded in the transcript.
The Northampton County personnel committee on Jan. 22 reviewed a slate of executive appointments and reappointments to county boards, moving each item toward the agenda for council consideration.
The committee considered the appointment of Jeff Warren of Bethlehem to the Conservation District board for a one‑year term beginning Jan. 24, 2025 and ending Dec. 31, 2025, and the appointment of Kevin Lott of Hellertown to the Airport Authority for a five‑year term beginning Jan. 24, 2025 and ending Dec. 31, 2030. The committee also reviewed reappointments to the Lehigh and Northampton Transportation Authority and the Lehigh Valley Planning Commission, including Jared Mast (Easton) for a five‑year term beginning March 3, 2025, and multiple one‑year reappointments for elected officials serving as planning‑commission representatives (Jessica Cope, John Gallagher, Judith Haldeman, Ken Craft, Jean Versteeg). Additionally, the committee reviewed reappointments to the Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Advisory Board (Rob Neitz and Paul Picardi) for two‑year terms beginning March 20, 2025.
For each appointment presented, a committee member said, “I’ll make the motion,” and in some cases another member said, “I’ll second it.” The transcript records motions to move the items to the agenda but does not record a roll-call vote or final tally in the personnel‑committee segment. "That concludes the appointments and reappointments," a committee chair said before the committee moved to adjourn.
Because the transcript does not capture formal vote tallies or final adoption language for each item, the committee's actions are reported here as motions and referrals rather than final appointments.
