SCRANTON, LACKAWANNA CO. (WOLF) — After eight months of chaos, court cases, appeals, and allegations of back-room deals and insider politics, Lackawanna County will have three commissioners seated before a November 4 special election.
Brenda Sacco is set to be sworn in Wednesday as a Lackawanna County commissioner, following a Pennsylvania Supreme Court decision that upheld the county’s Home Rule Charter process for filling vacancies.
The state’s highest court ruled Monday that the Lackawanna County Democratic Committee acted within its authority when it selected Sacco to serve until the results of the Nov. 4 special election are certified later this fall.
Sacco, a Democrat and former county economic development director, was appointed to temporarily replace former Commissioner Matt McGloin, who resigned in February. Her swearing-in had been delayed for weeks due to a legal dispute over how the vacant seat should be filled.
Sacco’s public swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Lackawanna County Courthouse, according to Court Administrator Frank Castellano. It will take place in courtroom 4 at the Lackawanna County Courthouse.
President Judge James A. Gibbons will swear Sacco in.
Sacco will hold the position until the special election winner officially takes office to complete McGloin’s unexpired term, ending a months-long impasse that began in March when Commissioner Bill Gaughan and the county filed a legal challenge to the appointment process.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.