Commissioners appoint Meacham as county auditor
YOUNGSTOWN — Mahoning County Commissioners appointed Ralph Meacham as county auditor today.
Meacham replaces Michael V. Sciortino who was suspended earlier this week by a three-judge panel.
Meacham, a Republican, defeated Sciortino, a Democrat, last November. Sciortino's last day on the job was to be March 8.
The decision to remove Sciortino on Monday, effective immediately, was related to his indictment in the Oakhill Renaissance Place criminal corruption case.
Youngstown Mayor John A. McNally, a Democrat, in his previous capacity as a Mahoning County commissioner; attorney Martin Yavorcik, a failed 2008 independent county prosecutor candidate, and Sciortino were indicted May 14, 2014, on a total of 83 counts accusing them of being involved in a conspiracy.
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