Wednesday, September 30, 2015
COLUMBUS — Newly appointed state Rep. John Boccieri resigned today from the Western Reserve Port Authority board of directors because a state agency determined he couldn’t hold both positions.
Shortly before the Ohio House confirmed him as a state representative, Boccieri, a Poland Democrat, submitted his resignation letter to Ron Klingle, WRPA board chairman.
“I have been advised by the Ohio Legislative Inspector General that I cannot continue my service with the port authority once I am appointed as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives due to the Ohio Constitution’s prohibition on holding two public offices simultaneously,” he wrote in his resignation letter.
Boccieri, a former congressman and state legislator, replaced Ronald V. Gerberry, an Austintown Democrat, who resigned as the 59th District representative on Aug. 21, the same day he was convicted of unlawful compensation of a public official.
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