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Dave Glass

Commissioner2024-01 to 2028-01-01 (month-level start: January 2024 seating following the November 2023 general election per Politics PA unofficial results; incumbent minority-party commissioner re-elected in 2023; month-level end: January 2028 per concurrent four-year county commissioner terms; statute text not read)

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
4
Total speaking time
2:25
Avg per meeting
0:36
Segments
51

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Top issues during term (20)

high→Jan 2026[33]

Election preparations and poll worker shortage

Rental terms per the agreement with the Fair & Park Board; amount not stated at the meeting.

critical↓Jun 2026[30]

Moshannon Valley Processing Center contract renewal

The county receives federal revenue tied to hosting the detention facility, the exact figure of which speakers placed in the millions annually.

high↑Oct 2026[20]

Local Share Account grant for Penn Highlands DuBois

No county money — the county just acts as grantee on a $300,000 grant request.

medium↑Oct 2026[13]

Commissioner Winters's seat on the Board of Elections

medium↑Jul 2026[12]

National Adoption Month and foster youth permanency

Bills approved included over $613,000 for children and youth services.

medium↓Feb 2026[11]

Food bank funding for the coming year

Program depends on federal, state and local funding, volunteering and donations.

high↑Apr 2026[11]

911 telecommunicator training and hiring software

No direct cost — it's a proclamation — but understaffing could affect emergency response times.

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

Local match for the Area Transportation Authority

$226,270.04 from the county for the 2027-28 fiscal year.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Elected officials' salaries for 2028-2031

Raises compound to roughly 30%+ over the four-year term for affected offices, coming out of the county budget.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

2026-2027 snow removal contract

Contract value wasn't published before the meeting.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Planning commission vacancy

low↑Nov 2026[10]

November election ran smoothly

medium↑Nov 2026[10]

GovWorx QA training and pre-hire software agreement

Cost of the software agreement wasn't published before the meeting.

low↑Nov 2026[10]

Redevelopment Authority storage rental agreement

Rental terms weren't published before the meeting.

high↑Oct 2026[10]

CDBG-funded infrastructure projects in three municipalities

$254,741 in federal CDBG funds, with $208,888 going directly to housing rehabilitation and road projects.

high↓Aug 2026[7]

July 28 flooding disaster declaration

No direct cost, but ratification keeps the door open for state and federal disaster aid for tornado damage.

medium↓May 2026[7]

Possible bridge transfer to Snowshoe Rails to Trails

No cost to the county — PennDOT picks up 100% of the project costs.

medium↓Jun 2026[7]

Dickinson Center jail and probation services

Not stated.

high↓Apr 2026[7]

GEO Group / Moshannon Valley Processing Center and potential ICE sale

Speakers cited about $3.5 million in taxpayer money supporting the facility and called for those dollars to be redirected.

high↓Jun 2026[7]

High Impact Development standards for large projects

Developers, not taxpayers, would be required to fund any needed utility or roadway upgrades under the framework.

Decisions during term (210)

Recorded while Glass was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.