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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)(Public Safety)

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.

medium↑Oct 2026[13]

Commissioner Winters's seat on the Board of Elections

high↑Apr 2026[11]

911 telecommunicator training and hiring software

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

low↑Nov 2026[10]

November election ran smoothly

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.

medium↓Aug 2026[6]

Community safety fears among immigrant families

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

School-based probation agreements

No change in cost from prior years; terms unchanged.

high↓May 2026[4]

Public comment access policy

medium↓Feb 2026[3]

Drug court development

County rent rises about $291 per month, partly offset by opioid settlement funds from the district attorney.

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Standardized polling place leases

high↓Aug 2026[2]

911 communications reliability

Cost of the purchase and installation from Centre Communications was not stated in the meeting.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

May 19 primary election readiness

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Declining federal VOCA funding for Victim Witness services

County general fund dollars will cover the $5,093 shortfall this year.

medium↓Jan 2026[1]

Jail leadership vacancy filled

Salary set at $60,000 per year by the salary board.

medium↓Feb 2026[1]

Precinct consolidations and new voter ID cards

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Child Abuse Prevention Month and family support programs

high↓Feb 2026[1]

Renovation of 318 E. Locust Street for District Judge's office

The accepted bid is $115,000 — about $89,000 less than the competing bid.

low↓Mar 2026[1]

Paid summer legal intern for District Attorney

Roughly $5,100 maximum for twelve weeks at $85/day.

Decisions during term (0)

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

No decisions found matching Public Safety.