Northampton County Council can't decide on new member, forfeits choice to court
Northampton County Council has voted 12 times to fill the vacancy left by Tara Zrinski and has not been able to pick her successor.
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Northampton County Council has voted 12 times to fill the vacancy left by Tara Zrinski and has not been able to pick her successor.
None of the 25 applicants received the necessary five votes to fill out the remaining two years of Tara Zrinski's term, so voting will resume Feb. 1.
The council solicitor position arose from a debate in the 1980s over whether Mayor Paul Marcincin could serve a third consecutive term.
Northampton County Council has a free spot, and Ken Kraft said Thursday that only a Democrat should fill it.
Northampton County Council welcomed three new members on Tuesday, and then froze them out of the first big vote of 2024.