Robert J. Harvie Jr.
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 26
- Total speaking time
- 1:44:50
- Avg per meeting
- 4:02
- Segments
- 1450
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Top issues during term (20)
Election logistics for November 3
Seasonal per-diem positions, cost limited to the period immediately before the election.
Retiree cost-of-living adjustment and pension administration
A $48 million one-month loss followed by an April rebound of roughly $15 million year to date.
Behavioral health and crisis services funding
Up to $3,000,000 in potential county support, triggered only if deficits occur.
Conflict counsel costs for county courts
State-funded; deficit-neutral to the county.
Opioid settlement funds partnership with Morrisville
No county tax dollars — 100% opioid settlement funding.
Data center zoning guidance for municipalities
Potential ratepayer and tax-base impacts unquantified; speaker questioned whether tax abatements would apply.
Household Hazardous Waste event relocation
The program is over budget and facing a substantial new reservation fee at its current site.
Agricultural preservation of Brown farm
County share of $297,900 plus settlement charges.
Housing and Homelessness Programs
Unknown; depends on future partnerships and funding.
Federal anti-trafficking grant
Fully grant-funded for three years — no county tax dollars, and the county actually recoups 20% of federal attorney salaries.
Corrections facility maintenance
Consolidating food service, medical, and staffing under one roof is expected to save money versus running two facilities.
Title 37 full compliance
Newspaper ad policy and free speech concerns
Good time credit tied to program participation
Lower Bucks Government Services Center
The sergeant is funded this year and the remaining officers move into the 2027 budget.
Route 1 cloverleaf interchange redesign in Langhorne
Unknown — design changes could affect construction costs and require new stormwater management measures.
Bridge #28 repairs in Sellersville
Contract amounts not specified in the minutes; funding continues from prior approvals.
Farmland preservation in Bedminster Township
County pays $92,937.50 plus settlement charges.
Act 247 Development Plan Reviews
Act 247 subdivision and land development reviews
The planning commission's review activity generated about $82,770 in revenue year-to-date through July 2026, based on the July report.
Decisions during term (897)
Recorded while Jr. was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Adjournment
Approval of minutes, October 7, 2026 meeting
New coroner's office pathologist position
Public Defender signing and retention bonuses
Transfer of 36 positions to Parks and Recreation
Emergency management and EHS staff bonuses
Hazardous Materials title change
Human Services title changes
Approval of minutes of the October 7, 2026 meeting
Consent agenda: October 21 minutes and resolutions (items 1-18)
2026 Budget Adjustment No. 15
Human Relations Council appointment — Irina B. Kasharsky
Personnel actions
Approve minutes from the October 21, 2026 regular meeting.
Area Agency on Aging — With: Baird Respiratory Therapy, Inc., Glenside, PA
Area Agency on Aging — With: Bucks County Drug and Alcohol Commission, Inc. Doylestown, PA
BH/DP — With: Bucks County Opportunity Council, Inc., Doylestown, PA
BH/DP — With: Family Service Association of Bucks County Langhorne, PA
BH/DP — With: Welcome Ambulance, Inc., Langhorne, PA
BH/DP — With: Welcome Ambulance, Inc., Langhorne, PA
Voting record (11)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.
Pen Ryn Mansion stormwater restrictions (item 9f)
the following Resolutions from the consent agenda were approved by the Bucks County Board of Commissioners
Enact Ordinance #178 approving a financing by the Bucks County Community College Authority for the purpose of providing funds for a 2026 Capital Project and Refunding program for Community College pur
Ordinance #178 — Community College Authority bond financing
Enact Ordinance #177 authorizing the incurrence of electoral and nonelectoral debt by the County of Bucks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (The “County”) pursuant to the issuance of the General Obligatio
Approve Ordinance #176 of the County of Bucks, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, amending Ordinance #165, to include the testing of electrical vehicle charging stations.
Resolution on ICE use of county property and employee interactions with ICE
Said the policy proactively clarifies for employees what they may and may not share with ICE without a judicial warrant.