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BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS

4th Monday of each month

Council Meeting Photo

Meet the Somerset Borough Council Members and Staff

Meet the Somerset Borough Council Members and Staff

front row, from left: Assistant to the Borough Manager Michele Enos, Council Member Wanda Miller, Council President Pro Tem Hank Parke, Council President Ruby W. Miller, Mayor William A. Meyer, and Borough Manager Benedict G. Vinzani Jr.

back row: Public Works Director George Svirsko, Council Member Scott Walker, Council Member Frank Koval, Council Vice President Fredric A. Rosemeyer, Council Member Paul E. Urbain, Sergeant-at-Arms Police Chief Randy Cox, and Director of Finance Brett Peters

Citizens elect a seven member council which is the legislative and policy making body. The term of office is four years. Approximately half of council is elected every two years. Every second year, the council picks one of its member as president, who chairs the meetings. A mayor is elected. Under the Pennsylvania Borough Code, he is the administer of the Police Department.

BOROUGH COUNCIL MEETINGS

Meeting date:    Fourth Monday of each month
Meeting time:    7:30 p.m.
Location:           Somerset Borough Municipal Building
                            347 W. Union Street Somerset, PA 15501

Note: If a holiday is observed on the fourth Monday, the meeting will be moved to Tuesday at the same time and place.

COUNCIL MEETING DATES for 2010
7:30 pm at the Municipal Building

January 25th (Monday) July 26th (Monday)
February 22nd (Monday) August 23rd (Monday)
March 22nd (Monday) September 27th (Monday)
April 26th (Monday) October 25th (Monday)
May 24th * (Monday) November 22nd (Monday)
June 28th (Monday) December 27th *(Monday)
MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY (5-YEAR TERMS)

Joe Egly 1/01/13
Ralph Friedhofer 1/01/12
William H. Kuhlman 1/01/09
Clyde Mostoller 1/01/10
Hank Parke 1/01/11

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (6-YEAR TERMS)

Samuel B. Sayler 1/01/14
Stuart Kreinbrook 1/01/10
William M. Simmons 1/01/12

PLANNING COMMISSION (4-YEAR TERMS)

James G. Knepper, Jr. 1/01/09
Gisela S. McLaughlin 1/01/09
Jolinda Myers 1/01/10
William Lehman 1/01/10
George Shafer 1/01/11
Sean Isgan 1/01/12
George Schenck, Jr. 1/01/12

ZONING HEARING BOARD (3-YEAR TERMS)

Robert Anderson, Jr. 1/01/10
Brian Maust 1/01/10
Art DiLoretto 1/01/11
Martin Kammerer 1/01/11
Steven Miller 1/01/09

UCC CODE APPEALS BOARD (3-YEAR TERMS)

Greg Osikowicz 1/01/09
Scott Walker 1/01/10
Art DiLoretto 1/01/11

VACANCY BOARD (1-YEAR TERM)

Delmas Hutzel 1/01/09