Montgomery County Board of Commissioners: Difference between revisions

{{primary|date=December 2021}}

{{Short description|Local government body in southeastern Pennsylvania, U.S.}}

{{Infobox legislature

|name=Montgomery County Board of Commissioners

|background_color = {{party color| Democratic Party (US)}}

|coa_pic= Flag of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania.png

|caption =

|house_type=Unicameral

| leader1_type = Chair

| leader1 = Valerie A. Arkoosh

| party1 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]

| election1 = January 2015

| leader2_type = Vice Chair

| leader2 = Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr.

| party2 = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]

| election2 = January 2017

| leader3_type = Minority Leader

| leader3 = Joseph C. Gale

| party3 = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]

| election3 = January 2016

| members = ''3''

[[File:MONTCO.svg|250px]]

| structure1 =

| structure1_res = 250px

| political_groups1 =

* '''Majority'''

{{legend|#3333FF|[[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] (2)}}

* '''Minority'''

{{legend|#ff0000|[[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] (1)}}

| voting_system1 = [[First-past-the-post]]

| last_election1 = November 5, 2019

| next_election1 = November 7, 2023

| meeting_place = One Montgomery Plaza, [[Norristown, Pennsylvania]]

| website = [https://montcopa.org/95/County-Commissioners]}}

The '''Montgomery County Board of Commissioners''' is the [[legislative council]] and executive arm of [[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]. Currently, it has 3 different members.

Members of the Board of Commissioners are tasked with managing the county's property and finances, taxation of county residents, managing roads and bridges, appointing department heads and county employees and establishing the salaries of county employees.<ref>{{Cite web|title=County Commissioners|url=https://www.montcopa.org/95/County-Commissioners|access-date=2021-11-12|website=[[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]|language=en-US}}</ref>

The current Chair is Valerie A. Arkoosh, a Democrat.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dr. Valerie Arkoosh, Chair|url=https://www.montcopa.org/788/Dr-Valerie-Arkoosh-Chair|access-date=2021-11-12|website=[[Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]|language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]] holds a 2–1 majority over the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] on the board.

==Members==

There are three members of the Board of Commissioners, who are elected to serve four-year terms. If there is a vacancy, the County [[Judge|Judges]] may appoint a replacement.

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Holder !! Party !! Position

|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}

| [[Val Arkoosh]]|| [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] || Chair

|- {{Party shading/Democratic}}

| Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. ||Democratic

|Vice Chair

|- {{Party shading/Republican}}

| Joseph Gale || [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] ||

|}

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

[[Category:County governing bodies in the United States]]

[[Category:County government agencies in Pennsylvania]]

[[Category:Montgomery County, Pennsylvania]]

[[Category:Government of Pennsylvania]]