Mayor Christian Morrison of Tamaqua held the post of president of the organization for more than six years and presided over dozens of meetings that gave officials the chance to talk shop.
Citing ongoing dedication to his full-time job, Mayor Morrison addressed the gathering one last time before tendering his resignation. After announcing his decision, board secretary and board of directors member from Schuylkill County, Mary Labert of McAdoo presented him a plaque for his many years of service.
In a unanimous vote, the board approved Frackville Borough Councilmember Brad Gotshall to the position going forward.
Gotshall, the youngest elected president of the organization and council member of Frackville, will join those that came before him in an attempt to bring Schuylkill County boroughs together to hear and learn from each other.
“I want to thank everybody for the opportunity to lead this group and to help move the organization forward,” said Brad before continuing to preside over the rest of the meeting.
Representatives from the Northeastern Pennsylvania Alliance, Frank Migneco and Daniel Yelito, along with Leslie Suhr of the PA State Association of Boroughs gave presentations on services provided and upcoming legislative initiatives.