Commissioners

Elk County Commissioners

The duties of the commissioners are many and varied. They are chief administrators of the county and have representation from the two major political parties. Their administrative powers and duties encompass registrations and elections; assessment of person and property; appointment of county personnel; fiscal management and borrowing or lending funds for capital projects. The County Commissioners are also members of the Salary, Retirement, and Prison Boards.

Facts regarding County Government:

The chief governing body of the County of Elk are the 3 Commissioners. The Commissioners term of office is a 4 year term. Their responsibilities are to act as managers and administrators of the fiscal affairs of the County. The Board of Commissioners oversee several departments – Planning Department, Children & Youth Services, IT Department, Tax Claim and Tax Assessment, Elections, Veterans, Fiscal Department and the Prison. The Commissioners' are in charge of the overall management of the county budget which is currently $10,606,315 for 2009 with the Prison being the highest annual operating expense. Because Pennsylvania is a Commonwealth, the Commissioners' do not have authority over the local municipalities. Under certain limited circumstances the commissioners can enact ordinances that affect a local municipality only in the absence of local ordinance. For example, the current county-wide subdivision ordinance does affect 4 municipalities since they lack their own local subdivision ordinance. However, if they choose to enact their own local ordinance to govern subdivision, then the local ordinance immediately supersedes the county's.

Board of Commissioners		Office Staff
June H. Sorg, Chairperson	Elk County Courthouse Annex
Daniel R. Freeburg, Commissioner	300 Center Street	Beverly Lenze, Fiscal Officer
Ron Beimel, Commissioner	P.O. Box 448	Chris Lilja, Receptionist
	Ridgway, PA 15853	Sue Schaut, Fiscal Assistant
Matthew G. Quesenberry, Chief Clerk	(814) 776-1161
Tom Wagner, Solicitor	(814) 776-5379--Fax

	Office Hours
	8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday

Holiday Schedule

January 1, 2010	New Year's Day
January 18, 2010	Martin Luther King Day
February 15, 2010	Presidents Day
April 2, 2010	Good Friday
May 18, 2010	Primary Election
May 31, 2010	Memorial Day
July 5, 2010	Independence Day
September 6, 2010	Labor Day
November 2, 2010	Election Day
November 11, 2010	Veterans' Day
November 25-26, 2010	Thanksgiving
December 23-24, 2010	Christmas
December 31, 2010	New Year's Day

2010 Commissioners Meeting Dates

Meetings are held at 10:00 a.m. on the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of the month unless otherwise specified. Meetings will be held in the Conference Room #2 at the Annex Building.

January	5 - 20
February	3 - 17
March	3 - 17
April	7 - 21
May	5 - 18
June	2 - 16
July	7 - 21
August	4 - 18
September	1 - 15
October	6 - 20
November	2 - 17
December	1 - 15

Salary Board Meetings

Salary Board Meetings will follow Commissioners' Meetings on January 5th, April 7th,
July 7th and October 6th.

Annual Retirement Board Meeting: January 5, 2009