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 (19)(Taxes Budget)
Food bank funding for the coming year
Program depends on federal, state and local funding, volunteering and donations.
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.
GovWorx QA training and pre-hire software agreement
Cost of the software agreement wasn't published before the meeting.
Redevelopment Authority storage rental agreement
Rental terms weren't published before the meeting.
Graham v. Clearfield County settlement
The litigation cost taxpayers nothing net, per Commissioner Sobel, but the county recovers nothing for the jail's construction defects.
ARC Human Services tax exemption settlement
The county accepts reduced tax revenue (50% exemption) on four parcels for five years to settle the appeal.
Medical Assistance Transportation Program renewal
$1,000,961.42 state pass-through allocation.
Replacement of county phone system with VoIP
Costs vary widely — from roughly $17,000 to over $315,000 by different proposals — so final price is unknown.
FY 2026-27 Human Services Plan
Roughly $8 million across federal, state, and county funding for human services next year.
Upset tax sale notices
Delinquent property owners risk losing their homes at the September sale if they don't act.
Assessment appeal settlement for WBP Leasing property
The county's tax base shrinks, though the school district bears the largest share of the lost revenue.
County property tax bills mailing
Annual property tax bills will reach taxpayers the first week of March.
County staffing and payroll obligations
New salaries add to county payroll, the exact cost of which wasn't stated at the meeting.
Community Action Board opening
County website ADA compliance
Covered by grant funds that must be spent by May.
National opioid litigation settlement participation
County share likely around $13,000 from a $97.625 million national pool.
Courthouse renovation and historic building maintenance
The quote is $21,927.26, with potential savings on heating costs from window sealing.
Lower credit card fees for county payments
Residents paying by card will save up to about $3 per transaction; no county cost either way.
Central Counties Youth Center funding change
County's share is $68,354 for the year, plus $667 per day per juvenile housed.
Decisions during term (0)
Recorded while Sobel was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
No decisions found matching Taxes Budget.
Voting record (0)(Taxes Budget)
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