Cosentino: Process needs to be defined

As The Citizen reported Tuesday, the process is under way to fill the seat of recently deceased Cayuga County Legislator Steven Netti. Whoever is decided on, the process that the Legislature has used in the past has been flawed, mainly because of the non-uniform method that has been used to fill vacancies. Once this seat is filled, the Legislature should, for the sake of consistency, fairness and process, come up with a standard system for filling vacancies, including when a seat is vacated by illness for any extended time.