Alice Yoder
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 54
- Total speaking time
- 5:23:10
- Avg per meeting
- 5:59
- Segments
- 3739
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Top issues during term (20)
Farmland preservation
About $481,800 total in easement purchases, mostly from state funding.
Behavioral health services funding increase
Combined contract totals of roughly $760,000, mostly state block grant and federal funding with a small county match.
Next Generation Farm Loans
No county money or liability — the county just signs off on tax-exempt financing.
New Lancaster County Correctional Facility design and cost
No cost at this stage; these services help define insurance and construction costs in upcoming bids.
Senior services funding
Up to $55,000 for senior games and a 3% meal rate increase, both state-grant funded.
Senior and Human Services Agreements
Not stated — the contract terms were not detailed before tabling.
SERT Team Equipment Grant Application
Free to the county — 100% state funding if awarded.
Domestic violence awareness and victim services
A 7.5% cut to a $359,318 grant, with the gap partially covered by the local victim services fund and county budget.
State Food Purchase Program funding for county food pantries
$776,844.12, funded by the PA Department of Agriculture.
Children and Youth placement costs surge
Contracts funded 16% county, 56% state, 28% federal.
Electricity costs rising
More than $300,000 in additional annual electricity costs projected for 2027.
Buchmiller Park improvements
Final contract total of $131,500, paid from Buchmiller Park Capital Reserve Funds.
Big Conestoga bridge projects
About $190,000 combined, funded by the county's liquid fuels (gas tax) budget.
Sheriff's Office software and policy-management contracts
$7,000, covered by existing grant funds.
Magisterial District Court lease renewal at sharply higher rent
Residential tenants will pay $50–$195 more per month and farm tenants $20 more per acre in 2027.
Human services contract increases
A 3.13% rate increase to the county's meal-delivery contract.
Adult probation safety and security upgrades via JRI 2 grant
Grant grows from $35,000 to $95,000 — 100% state funding, no county budget resolution needed.
Measles death claims and public transparency
Unknown — Parsons insists any plan must come with real cost figures, pointing to Delaware County's cost overruns as a cautionary tale.
Agricultural Conservation Easements
About $482,000 total, largely state-funded, at the county's $4,000/acre cap on the Groff and Stoltzfus farms.
Bulk fuel and fleet card contract
Insurance services cost $456,999 over three years (up 10.79%); the fuel contract term extended to three years.
Decisions during term (506)
Recorded while Yoder was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of October 27, 2026 Work Session Minutes
MOU with West Cocalico Township Authority
New agreement with Language Line Services, Inc.
Second amendment to T-Mobile Northeast LLC agreement
Resolution No. 71 of 2026 — Chiques Creek Watershed Project Plan Agreement
Amended agreement with Teleosoft (Sheriff's Office)
Amended agreement with Tenfold
Renewal agreement with Mental Health America
New agreement with Turbin Technology LLC
Resolution No. 72 of 2026 — LCCF bid packages for commissioning services and insurance
DEP mosquito-borne disease control grant application
Board appointment — Agricultural Preserve Board
Adjournment
Adjourn
Approval of October 21, 2026 Minutes
Employee Ownership Month Proclamation
Resolution 67 of 2026 – Next Generation Farm Loan, Reuben Jay and Mary Ann Esch
Resolution 68 of 2026 – Next Generation Farm Loan, Travis L. and Amber L. Schnader
Resolution 70 of 2026 – $479,058 SERT Grant Application
MOU with City of Lancaster – JAG Grant Funds
Voting record (7)
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Renewal agreement with Mental Health America
She has a family member who works for Mental Health America.
Appointment of Kyle Amor to Lancaster County Housing, Redevelopment, and Land Bank Authorities
BHDS Renewal Agreements (Living Complete Technologies, Keystone Service Systems, WellSpan Philhaven, PeerStar)
Office of Aging – First Amendment to Shared Ride Transportation Services Agreement with SCTA
Information Technology – Renewal Agreement with ZOHO Corp.
Appointment of Anthony Panzino to Library System Board
Believed Carrie Rampp's IT executive experience was essential during the library system's statewide system migration.