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Commissioners appoint Larry Winn to county transit board after debate over advertising openings
Summary
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 7 approved the appointment of Larry Winn to the County Transit System Authority after a commissioner moved to table the nomination, arguing the vacancy should have been publicly advertised; the motion to table failed and the appointment was approved with at least one dissenting vote.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners approved the appointment of Larry Winn to the county transit authority during its Jan. 7 meeting, following an extended debate over whether vacancies on county boards should be publicly advertised.
The appointment was introduced as Resolution 260011. A commissioner (identified in the transcript as Speaker 2) moved to table the appointment, saying the county instituted a 2024 policy that openings on boards, authorities and commissions be publicly advertised and that resumes and letters of…
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