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Northampton County Council elects Vargo Heffner president, Gofredo vice president; solicitor confirmed unanimously
Summary
Council voted to elect Laurie Vargo Heffner as council president (5–3–1), John Gofredo as vice president (5–3–1) and approved a solicitor nomination by a 9–0 roll call. Candidates debated whether the president should meet regularly with the county executive.
At a Northampton County Council meeting, members elected Laurie Vargo Heffner as council president by a 5–3–1 vote, chose John Gofredo as vice president by the same margin and unanimously approved a motion to name Mr. Spadoni solicitor (9–0).
The council opened nominations for president after a staff presentation. A council member moved to nominate Laurie Vargo Heffner; another member nominated Jeff Warren. During the nominations and discussion, Warren said he sought the presidency to “govern in this chamber” and argued the leader should serve as a conduit to the county executive and avoid adding “politicization” by electing a president who will be on the ballot. Warren told colleagues: “I think we need to…
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