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Westmoreland commissioners suspended with pay the woman they hired less than a year ago to run the county election bureau.
Records obtained Wednesday by the Tribune-Review indicate bureau Director JoAnn Sebastiani was suspended Tuesday and will continue to be off the job through Friday.
No reason was given for the suspension.
Commissioner Doug Chew declined comment and would not confirm that Sebastiani was suspended. Commissioners Sean Kertes and Gina Cerilli Thrasher did not respond to requests for comment.
“We can’t talk about personnel issues,” said county Solicitor Melissa Guiddy.
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