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Lehigh Township board names Mike Jones permanent chair despite attendance objections
Summary
At its Jan. 5, 2026, annual reorganization the Lehigh Township Board of Supervisors completed officer and board appointments and approved professional-service rates; one contested vote installed Mike Jones as permanent chair after debate about his attendance record.
Lehigh Township supervisors completed their annual organizational meeting on Jan. 5, 2026, appointing officers, board members and professional-service providers. In a contested vote, the board appointed Mike Jones as permanent chairman despite objections from Supervisor Cindy Miller about his attendance record; Jerry Pritchard, David Hess and Janet Sheats voted in favor and Miller opposed.
The reorganization began with routine temporary appointments: Janet Sheats moved to appoint Jerry Pritchard as temporary chairman and Alice Rehrig as temporary secretary; both motions carried unanimously. Cindy Miller nominated herself for permanent chairman but that nomination received no second. She then raised Jones' attendance, saying he had missed roughly 25% of meetings last year (about six meetings) and phoned into another meeting. The motion to appoint Jones, moved by Janet Sheats and seconded by David Hess, carried with a 3–1 vote.
The board completed a slate of largely unanimous appointments and administrative actions. David Hess moved to appoint Jerry Pritchard as vice chairman (Cindy Miller opposed). Janet Sheats' motions…
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