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 2007
- Dec. 27 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver County commissioners picked an Ambridge site for a new emergency services center
- Dec. 13 · Regular meeting7 votesCommissioners approved a $12 million, five-year Friendship Ridge therapy contract
- Nov. 8 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 34 resolutions, including a national health care call
- Oct. 25 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners approved $1.1 million Midland Avenue streetscape contract with Joe Lofaro Concrete
- Oct. 11 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners approved $5.7 million IDA note for Aliquippa PVC trimboard plant
- Sept. 27 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 52 resolutions, including a four-year audit contract
- Sept. 13 · Regular meeting11 votesCommissioners approved 73 resolutions, including $133,843 for new jail cameras
- Aug. 23 · Regular meeting5 votesCommissioners authorized $59.2 million in bonds to refinance the county’s 1997 debt
- Aug. 9 · Regular meeting4 votesBeaver County commissioners took up 83 resolutions, mostly human services contracts
- July 26 · Regular meeting5 votesCommissioners authorized up to $9 million in bonds, including Friendship Ridge upgrades
- July 12 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners declared a disaster emergency after last week’s county flooding
- June 28 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners approved a $22.5 million tax anticipation note and 88 other resolutions
- May 24 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners approved 48 resolutions, including a $71,567 Civigenics jail settlement
- May 10 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved 19 resolutions, including mental health contract changes
- April 26 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners approved a three-year contract with SEIU Local 668 county caseworkers
- April 12 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 39 resolutions, including $502,537 janitorial deal
- March 22 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners approved a $366,566 HP lease for 200 county workstations and servers
- March 8 · Regular meeting11 votesBeaver County commissioners approved $1.48 million Link’s Bridge replacement contract
- Feb. 8 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners set Friendship Ridge rate at $260 a day, approved 26 resolutions
- Jan. 25 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners applied for $3 million state grant for Westgate Business Park
- Jan. 11 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver County commissioners approved $4.2 million in 2007 payments to outside agencies
- Jan. 2 · Reorganization meeting2 votesCommissioners named Joe Spanik chairman as Dan Donatella announced his retirement
How members voted in 2007
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles A. Camp Commissioner Former member | 21 of 22 | 147 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Donatella Commissioner Former member | 19 of 22 | 142 | 0 | 0 |
| Joe Spanik Commissioner Former member | 21 of 22 | 150 | 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.