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 2015
- Dec. 10 · Regular meeting5 votesOutgoing Beaver County commissioners adopted 2016 budget, approved 59 resolutions
- Nov. 12 · Regular meeting3 votesBeaver County commissioners adopted a proposed 2016 budget and tentative tax rate
- Oct. 22 · Regular meeting3 votesCommissioners approved 26 resolutions, including $750K Lancaster Road bridge funding
- Oct. 8 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners banned unapproved signs on the Veteran’s Memorial Bridge and its ramps
- Sept. 24 · Regular meeting10 votesBeaver County commissioners took up 32 resolutions, including $630,300 mental health deal
- Sept. 10 · Regular meeting7 votesCommissioners approved 22 resolutions, including a $5.9 million addiction services grant
- Aug. 27 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners took up 35 resolutions, including $397,602 county road paving contract
- Aug. 13 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 57 resolutions, including $1.36M HAP contract
- July 23 · Regular meeting4 votesBeaver County commissioners approved $50,000-a-year donation to Penn State Beaver
- July 9 · Regular meeting5 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 39 resolutions, including $625,700 in housing supports
- June 25 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners approved 49 resolutions, including the community college’s 2015-16 budget
- June 11 · Regular meeting4 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 40 resolutions, including $400K for 911 equipment
- May 28 · Regular meeting4 votesBeaver County commissioners approved 37 resolutions, including sex offender re-entry contracts
- May 14 · Regular meeting8 votesCommissioners approved 61 resolutions, including $450,000 in one-time aid to CCBC
- April 23 · Regular meeting12 votesBeaver County commissioners backed a call to raise Pa. minimum wage to $10.10
- April 9 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners approved $1.36 million Pressley Ridge child welfare contract among 22 resolutions
- March 26 · Regular meeting4 votesCommissioners approved 24 resolutions, including a $340,210 cooling tower contract
- March 12 · Regular meeting6 votesBeaver County commissioners hired Pashek Associates for $145,000 parks plan
- Feb. 26 · Regular meeting3 votesCommissioners approved 24 resolutions, including $397,000 Bradys Run restroom project
- Feb. 12 · Regular meeting7 votesCommissioners approved $5.8 million in 2015 subsidies, led by $3.9 million for CCBC
- Jan. 22 · Regular meeting5 votesCommissioners OK’d eminent domain for New Galilee bridge, 18 resolutions in all
- Jan. 8 · Regular meeting6 votesCommissioners approved $148,820 tourism marketing deal and men’s shelter funding
How members voted in 2015
| Member | Attended | Votes cast | Voted against the majority | Abstained |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tony Amadio Commissioner (D) | 21 of 22 | 117 | 0 | 1 |
| Dennis E. Nichols Commissioner Former member | 19 of 22 | 104 | 0 | 1 |
| Joe Spanik Commissioner Former member | 20 of 22 | 115 | 0 | 2 |
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.