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Bucks County Pennsylvania - Board of Commissioners Reorganizes for Second Term 02 January 2024 ( news )
Bucks County , state Pennsylvania ( By Press Release office)
Jan 02,2024
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The Bucks County Board of Commissioners reorganized today , returning the gavel to Commissioner Diane Ellis - Marseglia to begin the board’s second term .
In addition to Marseglia’s appointment by her fellow commissioners as board chair , the afternoon’s reorganization meeting saw the board appoint Commissioner Bob Harvie as vice chair . Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo will remain the board’s secretary .
The three commissioners , all of whom won reelection in November , were sworn in Tuesday morning alongside a slate of four county row officers , including returning Treasurer Kristian Ballerini and Register of Wills/Clerk of Orphans Court Linda Bobrin , Esq . Newly elected Coroner Patti Campi and Clerk of Courts Eileen Hartnett Albillar also took the oath of office .
Speaking during the inauguration ceremony , Marseglia outlined her priorities for the board’s second term .
PHOTO: Commissioner Diane Ellis - Marseglia speaks Tuesday morning , Jan . 2 , 2024 , shortly after taking the oath of office to begin a new term as Bucks County Commissioner .
“I first want to focus on making sure that we can sustain the changes we made in mental health , and the changes that we are going to make in treatment for both mental health and substance abuse , ” she said . “I also want to also make sure that our Co - Responder program , and our community relationships with police officers is institutionalized . ”
Marseglia said she also wants to see the board focus on environmental issues and climate change , as well as making housing in Bucks County attainable for middle - and working - class people .
Commissioner Harvie echoed Marseglia’s priorities , adding that government should work toward solutions to those difficult problems , even if that work seems difficult or unpopular .
PHOTO: Joined by his family , Commissioner Bob Harvie , left , takes the oath of office Tuesday , Jan . 2 , 2024 , to begin his second term as Bucks County Commissioner .
“This country was not built or sustained by people who shied away from those challenges , ” he said . “We didn’t win a revolution with that attitude . We didn’t save this nation in the Civil War with that attitude . ”
In a call for continued bipartisanship in the board’s second term , Commissioner DiGirolamo said the way to tackle the difficult issues facing government is to work together .
PHOTO: Commissioner Gene DiGirolamo , left , takes the oath of office Tuesday , Jan . 2 , 2024 , to begin his second term as Bucks County Commissioner .
“We’re not always all going to agree , ” he said . “But when we don’t agree we can do it respectfully and look for compromise , and look for solutions to the problem . ”
The Board of Commissioners is set to meet again Wednesday for its first full meeting of its new term .
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