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Lancaster EDA elects Tom Richardson chair, re-adopts bylaws for 2025
Summary
At its Jan. 16 meeting the Lancaster County EDA elected Tom Richardson as chair for 2025, Roy (Rory) Carter as vice chair, and readopted the EDA bylaws for 2025 by voice vote.
The Lancaster County Economic Development Authority elected Tom Richardson as its 2025 chair and Roy (also referred to as Rory in the record) Carter as vice chair during the Jan. 16 meeting, and the board readopted its bylaws for 2025.
The nut graf: The officer elections followed nominations from the floor and a voice vote; the board then voted to readopt the current bylaws without amendment, as no changes were proposed.
At the start of the meeting, the acting presiding officer conducted roll call and sought nominations for chair under the EDA bylaws, Article 4. Bruce Sanders nominated Roy Carter for chair; Carter declined to accept the chair nomination and said he would prefer to step aside and, if needed, serve as vice chair. Following that, a nomination was made from the floor for Tom Richardson. Richardson accepted the nomination. The nominations were closed and members present indicated their assent by voice/raised-hand; the record shows the voice vote carried and Richardson was declared the 2025 chair. "All those in favor of Tom Richardson being the 2025 chair of the EDA, signify by raising your right hand," the chair said; the transcript records multiple "Aye" responses.
The board then took nominations for vice chair. Taryn Bryce Rowland was nominated and a motion — later recorded as electing Roy (Rory) Carter as vice chair — was seconded and approved by voice vote. The minutes show the officers required by the bylaws were elected and existing officers not subject to election that day would "carry over their roles."
When the board considered the readoption of the EDA bylaws for 2025, no member proposed substantive changes. The bylaws had been circulated in advance, and a motion to readopt was moved and seconded; the voice vote to readopt passed.
Ending: The newly elected officers assumed their roles for the 2025 year and the board proceeded to the remainder of the agenda. The transcript records no contested ballots or roll-call tallies for the officer elections or the bylaw readoption; decisions were taken by voice vote.
