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In 2007, I was elected Second
Vice-President of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania.
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When I was serving as Chairman
of the STEP Board, the Renovo Community Center was completely remodeled,
and the old Kmart building was purchased to house the new Lock Haven Senior
Citizen Center and Head Start Program Center. The architect is in the designing
stage.
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When I was Chairman and Vice-Chairman
of the Board of Directors for Clinton County Correctional Facility, the
correctional facility was expanded by one hundred beds, which produced
new revenues to pay for prison expenses. Seventeen jobs were added due
to the expansion. This was accomplished at no cost to the taxpayers.
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When I was serving as the Chairman
of the Board of Directors of the Susque-View Home and Health Care Facility,
four assisted living apartments were added to the facility. The financial
condition of the facility also improved from the running in the red to
being financially stable.
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The establishment of the Regional
Sewage Authority enable seven municipalities to work together with the
help of the Solid Waste Authority, resulting in a savings of millions of
dollars for the participating municipalities. Grants and low interest loans
were obtained to help with the sewage infrastructure throughout the participating
regions.
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I voted to approve Act 137 funding
and helped hundreds of residents receive grant money to improve their homes.
Act 137 funds helped to leverage two and one-half million dollars for low-to-moderate
income families for home rehabilitation. This funding also helped to purchase
two properties for Habitat for Humanities.
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During my tenure, a county health
consortium was established. Initially our county combined with three other
counties to buy health premiums for county employees. Now the health consortium
has expanded to seven counties. The larger the volume of employees, the
lower the premiums resulting in less expense for county government. The
establishment of the health consortium has saved thousands of dollars since
its creation in county government.
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Savings were made in county
government by combining two departments and eliminating staff. The 911
Center and Emergency Services were combined into Departments of Emergency
Services.
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Reductions of staff in other
government departments took place by combining jobs and reducing staff
by not replacing retiring employees. This resulted in a 40 employee reduction.
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We changed the out-of-date accounting
system to a much more reliable and efficient system.
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We improved sewer and water
infrastructure throughout the county to stimulate economic growth and development.
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We hired a tourist infrastructure
planner, who works with small businesses, entrepreneurs, and municipalities
to help expand tourism and future economic growth. The planner was able
to secure in excess of one million dollars for community infrastructure
improvements.
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We purchased a new building
to house both the Clinton County Conservation District Office and the Penn
State Extension Office. The new offices are centrally located and are more
accessible; as a result more students and residents are using the resources
at the Penn State Extension Office.
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I along with two other Commissioners
created a Drug Policy for all county employees in job sensitive positions.
All job sensitive personnel are required to take random drug tests. All
newly hired personnel are required to take drug tests prior to hiring.
Elected positions are not considered job sensitive positions, however when
I was Commissioner, I along with all other elected officials in county
government volunteered for random drug tests.
Please note. These projects
would not have been achieved without the approval, and cooperation of the
other commissioners, board members, and agency representatives.
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When I
was serving as Chairman of the STEP Board, the Renovo Community Center
was completely remodeled and the old Kmart building was purchased to house
the new Lock Haven Senior Citizen Center and Head Start Program Center.
The architect is in the designing stage.
Commissioner
Rich Kyle and Commissioner Bud Yost participate in a groundbreaking ceremony
for four new Assisted living apartments.
When I was serving as the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Susque- View Home and Health Care
Facility, four assisted living apartments were added to the facility. The financial
condition of the facility also improved from running in the red to being
financially stable.
Pictured above: Bud Yost standing by the Chapman Township water tank.
After hundreds of meetings, agreements, and persuasive discussions, the Chapman
Township water tank is ready to be hooked to water lines to supply Chapman
Township with fresh water. Chapman Township was on a Boil Your Water
Alert for ten years.The Boroughs of Renovo, South Renovo and the Chapman Water Authority each owned
and maintained independent water systems; however, parts of the systems
were over 100 years old. The project served to upgrade and to interconnect
all three water systems, thereby allowing the Chapman Township Water Authority
to supply their customers with water from the Renovo Borough System. As
a result the Authorities will lift the long-standing boil water advisory.
Picture above: These people in some way worked to make this project, Chapman Township
Water Interconnect, a success.
Bud Yost is in the center of the picture
wearing a white cap.Bud, Commissioner at the time, worked on this project for eight years and he
recently attended the groundbreaking ceremony for the project. Ernie
Peterson, secretary for South Renovo Borough, said, “ If it was not for
the hard work, determination and persistence of Mr. Yost and the past two
Board of Commissioners this project would not have gotten off the ground.” |
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