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Board removes Rodney McCormick from Alcoholic Beverage Commission after statute change

LaPorte County Board of Commissioners · July 15, 2026

Summary

County Attorney Guy DiMartino advised commissioners a statute change effective July 1 allows the appointing authority to remove appointees; the board voted 2-0 to remove Rodney McCormick from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and directed notice to the state.

County Attorney Guy DiMartino told the board that a statutory change effective July 1 alters appointment authority and that the commissioners, as the appointing authority, may remove members who served at the board's pleasure. The board voted to remove Rodney McCormick from the Alcoholic Beverage Commission and directed staff to send the prepared notice to the state.

DiMartino said he had consulted relevant legal guidance and the board heard that Attorney Shaw Friedman’s office and State Representative Jim Pressel’s office indicated the county is within its rights under the new statute. The board took the vote without recorded dissent, 2-0.

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