Roseann Novembrino, Scranton’s controller for more than 30 years, submitted her resignation this week, roughly two months before she was slated to finish her final term.
Novembrino, 82, officially retired at the end of business Tuesday.
Her letter, obtained by The Times-Tribune today, is a two-sentence handwritten note addressed “To Whom it May Concern.”
“I want to thank everyone for all their support over the years,” Novembrino wrote.
She did not note a reason in her letter, but she has previously said that her age and health struggles contributed to her decision at the beginning of this year to not seek another term as the top elected watchdog of city finances.
Voters this month chose Democrat John Murray, a former regional director for 23 years in the state Auditor General’s Office, to take the job come January.
In the meantime, Mary Lynn Carey, previously the deputy controller/administrator, has assumed the top position.
The controller’s job pays $40,000 a year.
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