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Wilkes-Barre council elects Jessica Maclay as chair at organizational meeting
Summary
At its January 2026 organizational meeting, the Wilkes-Barre City Council elected Jessica Maclay as chair, approved a vice chair, adopted the annual holiday and meeting schedules, took oaths of office and adjourned after brief New Year remarks.
The Wilkes-Barre City Council met in its January 2026 organizational meeting and elected Jessica Maclay as council chair, approved a vice chair, adopted the city’s holiday and meeting schedules and completed ceremonial oaths of office.
The meeting opened with an invocation and a clerk-conducted roll call that recorded Mr. Barrett, Mr. Belishko, Mr. Marin, Mrs. Jessica Maclay and Mr. Meeks as present; the clerk also listed Mayor George Brown, Controller Tony Thomas, Administrator Charlie McCormick, City Attorney Tim Henry,…
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