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Chester council rifts spark department reshuffle and votes
At Chester City Council, Mayor Joseph F Battle Jr. moved Councilman Michael D MacNeilly from accounts and finance to parks and public property, with James L Sharp shifting to finance. The switch, approved 3-1 with MacNeilly voting no, signals a possible break with GOP leadership and follows a history of tensions in city departments including public safety and fire.
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Harry Maitland
Daily Times
Chester
Joseph F. Battle Jr
Michael D. MacNeilly
Department of Accounts and Finance
Department of Parks and Public Property
James L. Sharp
Parks Department
Battle
MacNeilly
Council Republicans
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Department of Public Safety
Public Safety
Sharp
Finance Department
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Michael Koterba
Clinton L. Johnson
Department of Streets and Public Improvements
James Seaton
W. Front St
Seaton
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