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Council appoints Vanagoni as counsel after nomination draw
Summary
After a random draw and sequential nominations, the council announced that Miss Vanagoni was appointed as counsel; the meeting reviewed the voting procedure requiring four votes to win and asked the appointee to join the dais pending swearing-in.
The State College Borough Council completed a nomination and voting process on Feb. 9 that resulted in the appointment of Miss Vanagoni as counsel.
The presiding official explained the procedure for filling the vacancy: nominees would be read in the order drawn and a candidate needed four votes to secure the position. “As soon as all 6 current council members have had their chance to nominate someone, we will immediately go to a vote,” the presiding official said, adding that voting stops when a nominee receives four votes. The assistant borough secretary read the first name drawn earlier in the process and, after the votes were counted, the presiding official announced, “So miss Vanagoni is, appointed counsel.”
The council directed the newly appointed counsel to take the usual administrative steps before being sworn in; meeting participants were told the appointee could join the dais even before formal swearing. The procedure used — draw, nomination in order, and immediate voting until a nominee reached the four-vote threshold — was described on the record to explain how the appointment was carried out.
