March 1, 2026
— Jeff Ward, Lehigh Valley News Briefs
Be sure to make new plans for Tuesday night.
Bethlehem City Council will not meet as scheduled Tuesday because not enough members will be able to attend, Council President Rachel Leon said in an email on Sunday.
However, President Leon will be at Town Hall on Tuesday evening to address constituent questions.
She said council won’t have enough members for a full meeting because of a “combination of medical leave and attendance.” She said council members attending remotely do not count toward a quorum.
A quorum is the minimum number of members needed to conduct business. Bethlehem City Council has seven members, so a quorum is a minimum of four members present.
The meeting was scheduled for 7 p.m. in Town Hall on Tuesday, March 3.
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how convenient that they have paid medical leave or paid absences on a time when they are being paid to show up and be there… that’s their job
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Why do people type when they don’t know anything about how local government works? Who said anything about paid medical leave? It’s extremely rare for council to not have a quorum; this appears to have been a series of unfortunate coincidences. .
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