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 2013
- Dec. 20 · Regular meeting12 votesBeaver County commissioners adopted the 2014 budget and approved 50 resolutions
- Nov. 21 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver County commissioners approved the $37.5 million sale of Friendship Ridge nursing home
- Oct. 24 · Regular meeting11 votesCommissioners approved 21 resolutions, including a $32 million medical assistance deal
- Oct. 10 · Regular meeting13 votesCommissioners approved a PSSU Local 668 contract and reinstated the jury commissioner office
- Sept. 26 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners approved $166,790 911 dispatch software upgrade among 27 resolutions
- Aug. 22 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners approved 25 resolutions, including $165,029 lease for six sheriff’s cruisers
- Aug. 8 · Regular meeting11 votesCommissioners approved 104 resolutions, including a Shell Chemical payment-in-lieu-of-taxes deal
- July 11 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 38 resolutions, including $3 million block grant plan
- June 20 · Regular meeting1 voteCommissioners took up extensions of two Friendship Ridge union contracts to February 2014
- June 13 · Regular meeting3 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 33 resolutions, including a $469,922 insurance renewal
- May 23 · Regular meeting3 votesCommissioners approved Sunoco pipeline right-of-way deals worth $75,000 to county
- May 9 · Regular meeting9 votesCommissioners approved $862,400 behavioral health deal and 21 other resolutions
- April 25 · Regular meeting5 votesCommissioners hired special counsel on possible sale of Friendship Ridge
- April 11 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners moved to market Friendship Ridge for sale, hiring Marcus & Millichap
- March 28 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners approved 18 resolutions as Friendship Ridge workers protested a proposal
- March 14 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 21 resolutions, including an $89,003 IT lease
- Feb. 28 · Regular meeting7 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 33 resolutions, including $414,833 workers’ comp fix
- Feb. 14 · Regular meeting8 votesBeaver County commissioners authorized $10.35 million in lease rental debt
- Jan. 10 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 21 resolutions and $5.6 million in budgeted subsidies
How members voted in 2013
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Amadio Commissioner (D) | 17 of 19 | 114 | 0 | 10 |
| Dennis E. Nichols Commissioner Former member | 18 of 19 | 131 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Spanik Commissioner Former member | 19 of 19 | 132 | 0 | 1 |
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.