Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners Reorganization 1 5 26

Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners · January 8, 2026

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Call to order and pledge introduction

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Meeting called to order by the presiding commissioner (unnamed in transcript). The presiding commissioner introduced Lieutenant Colonel Joan Hodowanitz to lead the Pledge of Allegiance.

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Lackawanna County commissioners held a reorganizational meeting that installed Tom Welby as board chair and named a vice chair, prompting sharp criticism from a commissioner about partisan leadership choices; the meeting opened with recognition of Lt. Col. Joan Hodowanitz and included public comment from former commissioner Lorraine Cummings.

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