Beaver County Board of Commissioners: Meetings & Votes
Every board of commissioners meeting and every recorded vote, taken from the official minutes. Canceled meetings are listed too, along with scheduled meetings whose minutes were never posted online. Minutes are posted after they are approved, usually at the next meeting.
Meetings in 2002
- Dec. 31 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners took up a 2003 budget with no tax increase
- Nov. 14 · Regular meeting10 votesCommissioners approved refinancing of the county’s 1997 bonds to capture lower rates
- Oct. 24 · Regular meeting7 votesCommissioners backed revoking the Ambridge Landfill permit rather than closing the site
- Oct. 10 · Regular meeting16 votesCommissioners approved 38 resolutions, including millions in MH/MR service contracts
- Sept. 26 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners approved 44 resolutions, including $4.9 million HAP Enterprises MH/MR deal
- Aug. 22 · Regular meeting10 votesCommissioners approved union memoranda that move county workers to UPMC health coverage
- Aug. 8 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 38 resolutions, including human services contracts
- July 25 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved a deal to house federal prisoners at the Beaver County Jail
- July 11 · Regular meeting7 votesCommissioners approved a $75,000 loan to the Beaver Valley International Arts Festival
- June 27 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver County commissioners imposed a 3% hotel room tax to fund tourism promotion
- June 13 · Regular meeting10 votesCommissioners put county money toward CCBC operations for first time, over Albert’s no vote
- May 23 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners raised Friendship Ridge private-pay rate to $210 a day
- May 9 · Regular meeting10 votesCommissioners approved $60,522 in change orders for courthouse and parking garage work
- April 25 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved 42 resolutions, including a $1.5 million Hopewell park grant
- April 11 · Regular meeting17 votesCommissioners awarded Turney Electric a $118,295 lighting contract after rejecting low bid
- March 28 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners approved $50,000 for American Wind Symphony arts festival in Rochester
- March 14 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved a $462,977 airport runway safety contract among 41 resolutions
- Feb. 28 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved 36 resolutions, including a $240,000 option to sell Beaver property
- Feb. 14 · Regular meeting16 votesCommissioners backed school moment-of-silence bill and approved 62 resolutions
- Jan. 24 · Regular meeting14 votesCommissioners approved a $119,000 parking garage change order over Albert’s objection
- Jan. 10 · Regular meeting18 votesCommissioners approved $12.2 million lease rental debt over Albert’s objection
How members voted in 2002
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Albert Commissioner Former member | 20 of 21 | 203 | 9 | 0 |
| Charles A. Camp Commissioner Former member | 20 of 21 | 207 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Donatella Commissioner Former member | 19 of 21 | 197 | 0 | 0 |
Attendance counts the meetings held while each member was on the board of commissioners. "Voted against the majority" counts no votes on motions that passed and yes votes on motions that failed. Tap a name to see every vote.
Many votes are taken by voice. When the minutes say a vote was unanimous, everyone present is shown voting yes. When they name members who voted no or abstained, everyone else present is shown voting yes. When they give only the result, individual votes are shown as not recorded.
Source: Beaver County Board of Commissioners minutes. Recaps are drafted by the BeaverCountian AI Desk from the official minutes and reviewed by an editor.