GOP selects candidate to fill Batavia's Ward 2 seat

Howard Owens — Dec 30, 2009, 9:08am

Patti Pacino, most recently an alumni coordinator for GCC, has been selected to fill the Ward 2 Batavia City Council seat by Ward 2 Republicans.

Pacino will replace Marianne Clattenburg, who was elected to an at-large seat in November.

Pacino was born in Batavia and has a long history of community involvement, including membership in Kiwanis and Zonta International. She has been a teacher and worked for both Genesee Community College and Batavia High School, where she was a career center coordinator.

She has also served as on the board of directors for the Genesee county YWCA and the Cornell Cooperative Extension.

In 2004 she was named Geneseean of the Year by the Genesee County Chamber of Commerce.

She's married to James R. Pacino.

In a statement, Ward 2 GOP Chairman Chad Bachorski said, "The committee feels with experience and obvious dedication to her work, Patti will be an excellent fit in representing the citizens of the second ward on City Council."

If approved by the Council, Pacino will be sworn in Monday.

UPDATE: I did a video interview with Patti this afternoon. Assuming no glitches or interruptions, I'll have it posted by this evening.