Portage County lost its budget director to a nonprofit with better pay, benefits

Joe Harris began his new role as finance director for the Portage County government on June 1. Lyndsey Brennan/The Portager

Portage County lost its budget director to a nonprofit with better pay, benefits

- Wendy DiAlesandro

Portage County has a new finance director: County commissioners on Dec. 1 approved Jaclyn Petty to replace Joe Harris, who recently resigned to take a new job.

Harris, who was hired in May 2021 to replace longtime Finance Director Todd Bragg, resigned effective Nov. 2 to take a position with Western Reserve Area Agency on Aging.

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