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 2003
- Dec. 29 · Regular meeting19 votesCommissioners adopted 2004 budget holding taxes at 15.7 mills over Albert’s no vote
- Nov. 13 · Regular meeting13 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 46 resolutions, including $950,000 Fallston Bridge design
- Oct. 9 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners approved emergency Fallston Bridge repairs costing up to $118,900
- Sept. 25 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 41 resolutions, including park and bridge contracts
- Sept. 11 · Regular meeting10 votesCommissioners rejected Halama bid, awarded $107,427 lighting job to Turney Electric
- Aug. 28 · Regular meeting5 votesCommissioners authorized a tax anticipation note of up to $39.9 million with Mellon
- Aug. 14 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners declared an emergency to fast-track repairs to the closed Fallston Bridge
- July 24 · Regular meeting11 votesCommissioners banned bikes and skateboards on county property over Camp’s objection
- July 10 · Regular meeting14 votesCommissioners hired Plante & Moran for up to $140,000 to review Friendship Ridge
- June 26 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners approved CCBC’s $15.7 million budget and a $2.4 million county share
- June 12 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved a $4.2 million Friendship Ridge cleaning contract and 50 other resolutions
- June 5 · Special meeting1 voteCommissioners approved $6.78 million in county notes and bonds to refinance debt
- May 22 · Regular meeting13 votesBeaver County commissioners approved a $397,037 bridge replacement and 41 resolutions
- May 8 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners rejected bids on two CDBG projects, canceling Freedom landslide work
- April 24 · Regular meeting11 votesCommissioners sold eight Chippewa Township parcels to Quest Development for $357,000
- April 10 · Regular meeting10 votesCommissioners named a HIPAA compliance officer and awarded a building management contract
- March 13 · Regular meeting11 votesCommissioners rejected airport and Monaca sewer plant bids, ordering both to be rebid
- Feb. 27 · Regular meeting12 votesCommissioners granted $1.8 million to Community College of Beaver County
- Feb. 13 · Regular meeting17 votesBeaver County commissioners appointed members to new Economic Development Authority board
- Jan. 9 · Regular meeting15 votesCommissioners passed pro-life proclamation over Albert’s objection, approved 17 resolutions
How members voted in 2003
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Albert Commissioner Former member | 18 of 20 | 194 | 3 | 0 |
| Charles A. Camp Commissioner Former member | 19 of 20 | 189 | 2 | 0 |
| Dan Donatella Commissioner Former member | 20 of 20 | 204 | 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.