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Lake County commissioners hear Geauga official's plea to vote down NOACA ratification change
Summary
Geauga County Commissioner Ralph Spinelli urged Lake County to oppose a NOACA bylaw amendment that would remove inter-county ratification of who counties appoint to NOACA delegations; Lake County commissioners requested a prosecutor opinion and did not take a vote.
Lake County commissioners on Nov. 20 heard Geauga County Commissioner Ralph Spinelli urge them to vote against a proposed NOACA bylaw amendment that he said could allow two commissioners to determine another commissioner’s delegation and effectively silence a minority commissioner.
Spinelli, a Geauga County commissioner since 2012, said the change would put individual commissioners at risk of losing their representation and asked Lake County to register a formal “no” to the ratification to preserve his ability to appoint alternates. "A no vote for that ratification would make this a moot point," he told the board.
A Lake County commissioner who sits on NOACA’s governance and executive committees said governance has approved a bylaw amendment and…
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