John Sobel
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 10
- Total speaking time
- 26:56
- Avg per meeting
- 2:42
- Segments
- 437
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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)
Election preparations and poll worker shortage
Rental terms per the agreement with the Fair & Park Board; amount not stated at the meeting.
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.
Commissioner Winters's seat on the Board of Elections
911 telecommunicator training and hiring software
No direct cost — it's a proclamation — but understaffing could affect emergency response times.
November election ran smoothly
Dickinson Center jail and probation services
Not stated.
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.
Community safety fears among immigrant families
School-based probation agreements
No change in cost from prior years; terms unchanged.
Public comment access policy
Drug court development
County rent rises about $291 per month, partly offset by opioid settlement funds from the district attorney.
Standardized polling place leases
911 communications reliability
Cost of the purchase and installation from Centre Communications was not stated in the meeting.
May 19 primary election readiness
Declining federal VOCA funding for Victim Witness services
County general fund dollars will cover the $5,093 shortfall this year.
Jail leadership vacancy filled
Salary set at $60,000 per year by the salary board.
Precinct consolidations and new voter ID cards
Child Abuse Prevention Month and family support programs
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.
Paid summer legal intern for District Attorney
Roughly $5,100 maximum for twelve weeks at $85/day.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Sobel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Public Safety.
Voting record (0)(Public Safety)
No votes found matching Public Safety.