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Scott Burford

Vice President Commissioner2024-01-01 to 2028-01-03 (term begins first Monday of January after election: Jan 1, 2024, 53 Pa.C.S. § 3092(b) text as quoted by vLex, statute site not readable; 2023 general election: Wheeler, Burford, Hoke elected per Local21; end = first Monday of Jan 2028)

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At a glance

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Term ending Jan 1, 2028.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
15
Total speaking time
45:41
Avg per meeting
3:03
Segments
416

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Top issues during term (20)(Public Safety)

high↑Oct 2026[30]

Canvass of 2026 General Election Returns

Free voter transportation provided at no cost to the county.

high↑Mar 2026[14]

Election deadlines and polling place changes

The resident suggested spending about $1,000 on polling place signs.

medium↑Apr 2026[14]

Souls to the Polls free rides

Rides are free to riders; costs are covered by the partner organizations.

high↑Nov 2026[10]

Provisional Ballot Determinations

high↓Apr 2026[7]

911 Dispatch Center radio console upgrade

$654,329 combined for the consoles and tower UPS replacements, funded through county budgets under state COSTARS contracts.

high↓Sep 2026[7]

Suicide Prevention Awareness Month proclamation

medium↑Sep 2026[7]

public safety / police patrols

The city will likely spend more on public-safety resources for the patrols, though the source doesn't give a dollar amount.

high↓Jul 2026[7]

Ratification of July 4 storm disaster emergency declaration

No dollar amount was attached to the declaration on this agenda.

high↓Mar 2026[6]

Disaster emergency declaration (March 16 – April 30, 2026)

No dollar amount was attached to the declaration on this agenda.

medium↓Aug 2026[5]

District Attorney anti-gang and records technology

$514,885 in awarded federal funding plus an application for roughly $53.8 million more.

medium↑Sep 2025[5]

police shooting

Taxpayers could face added costs for emergency response, overtime, investigations, insurance or liability, and any policy reviews—though no specific dollar figure is in the source.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Artificial intelligence policy for county government

high↓Sep 2026[5]

Food insecurity and hunger mapping

The Food Bank distributed over 8.3 million pounds of food in York County in 2026.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Homeland security grant for counter-terrorism task force

$1,443,653.00 in grant funding for emergency management.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

National Preparedness Month and county emergency readiness

The volunteer fire/EMS property tax refund program offers eligible responders property tax relief.

medium↓Sep 2026[5]

Probation data management system

Up to $200,000 of county funds.

high↓Jan 2026[3]

Youth homelessness and child welfare collaboration

Not specified; the MOU is a coordination commitment.

high↓Feb 2026[3]

Extreme heat emergency response

medium↓Jul 2026[2]

Domestic Violence Compliance Court funding

$250,000 grant, pending award.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Prehospital blood transfusion grant pilot

$916,157 in federal funds if awarded; no county match stated.

Decisions during term (3)

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

Voting record (0)(Public Safety)

No votes found matching Public Safety.