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Councilors press administration over licensing-board vacancies; several appointments sent to committee
Summary
Multiple councilors criticized the mayor’s handling of board and commission appointments — especially the licensing board — and referred several mayoral appointees to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings for vetting.
Several New Bedford City Councilors on Thursday sharply criticized the administration’s handling of appointments to boards and commissions, particularly the Licensing Board, and referred multiple mayoral nominations to the Committee on Appointments and Briefings for review.
Councilors said the Licensing Board had been short-staffed for months, cited delays in sending nominees to the council and described a pattern of poor…
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