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Resident cites Senate Bill 554, alleges county violated agenda-posting requirement; commissioners say agendas posted after finalization
Summary
A member of the public told commissioners the county violated amended Senate Bill 554's 24‑hour agenda posting requirement; county officials responded that the agenda is posted after finalizing resolutions at the work session so it does not need day‑of changes, and suggested questions can be raised at the next meeting.
A resident complained at the Feb. 12 Beaver County commissioners' work session that the county was violating an amended statute she said requires agendas to be posted 24 hours before a meeting.
Resident Laura Dangle asked whether the commissioners could post the regular meeting agenda prior to the work session. When a county official explained that "the agenda for tomorrow generally gets posted right after this meeting, right after the resolutions are are finalized," Dangle replied that she was aware of "the amended, senate bill 5 54 that was passed in 02/2021 requiring the agendas to be posted 24 prior to the meeting." She then told the commissioners, "I am informing you that this is a local violation. You are subject to, prosecution by the district attorney's office."
County officials responded that the practice is to post the agenda once it is final so that it does not require same‑day amendments at the voting meeting. A county official said, "We post it up as soon as it becomes final and get to the get it up online." The commissioners noted that, under the current practice, an agenda could be finalized after the work session and posted immediately; they suggested members of the public who want to review an agenda could return the next day during the public comment period.
No formal legal action was taken during the work session. The solicitor and commissioners discussed the procedural interpretation and invited the resident to pursue questions with the district attorney if she wished.
