JOINT HEARING
Senate AND House Local Government Committee
Monday, September 13, 2021 | 10:00 a.m.
House Majority Caucus Room, 140 Main Capitol
Positives experienced for local government entities during COVID-19 pandemic
10:00 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. – Opening Remarks
Representative Knowles, Majority Chair, House Local Government
Senator Dush, Majority Chair, Senate Local Government
Representative Freeman, Minority Chair, House Local Government
Senator Kearney, Minority Chair, Senate Local Government
10:10 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Panel 1 – Local Government Commission
David Greene, Executive Director – Testimony
Kristopher Gazsi, Assistant Director-Legal Counsel, Pennsylvania Local Government Commission
10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Panel 2 – PA Townships, Boroughs & Counties
Joseph H. Gerdes, III, Director of Government Relations – PA State Association of Township Supervisors – Testimony
Amy Sturges, Director of Governmental Affairs – PA State Association of Township Commissioners & The Pennsylvania Municipal League – Testimony
Scott Bomboy (Bucks County), Perkasie Borough Councilman & Perkasie Borough Chairman for Public Safety – PA State Association of Boroughs – Testimony
Kevin Boozel (Butler County), President – County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania – Testimony
11:40 a.m. – 12:10 p.m. Panel 3 – Positive Outcomes in Other States
Matt Lentz, Executive Board Member – Government Finance Officers Association – Testimony
Logan Timmerhoff, Senior Associate – The Pew Charitable Trusts – Testimony
12:10 p.m. Closing Remarks/Adjournment