Nanticoke City Council meeting canceled

NANTICOKE — City council’s combined work session and regular meeting set for Wednesday night was canceled because the agenda was not posted in time, city officials said.

That move again postpones a vote on the future of ambulance service in the city.

Council at Wednesday’s meeting would have been poised to vote whether or not to replace Nanticoke Community Ambulance as the city’s primary emergency response provider with the Hanover Twp. Community Ambulance Association.

The agenda item was originally scheduled to be voted on during the Jan. 2 combined re-organizational and regular meeting, but Council Solicitor William Finnegan stated that the three new council members, Mark O’Connor, Joseph Doughtery and Kenny James, who were sworn in that day, wanted more time to consider the ordinance before voting on it.

City Manager Donna Wall said that the agenda posting error regarding Wednesday’s meeting was due to a miscommunication with the city’s website administrator.

Council agendas are required under the Pennsylvania Sunshine Law to be posted within 24 hours of a scheduled council meeting.

The next Nanticoke City combined work session and meeting will be held on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.