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Venango County Retirement Board approves retirements, withdrawal disbursements and enrollment list
Summary
At its July 14, 2026 meeting the Venango County Retirement Board approved one superannuation retirement, authorized disbursements to 16 withdrawing participants, and accepted an enrollment list of 12 employees entering the county pension system.
The Venango County Retirement Board met July 14, 2026, in Room 100 of the Courthouse Annex and acted on routine pension business, approving one retirement, authorizing withdrawal checks and accepting a list of new participants.
Commissioner Samuel Breene called the meeting to order at 4:34 p.m. Pastor Eric Reamer offered the invocation and attendees recited the Pledge of Allegiance. Commissioner Timothy M. Heffernan moved to approve the minutes of the board’s June 9, 2026 meeting; Commissioner Kenneth J. Bryan seconded and the board voted "aye all." No public comment was offered.
The board reviewed "Attachment A," which lists 12 employees entering the Retirement Fund system with effective dates and contribution percentages (the majority at 9 percent; one listed at 14 percent). The board accepted the Attachment A items as presented.
The Treasurer was authorized to issue checks to 16 individuals withdrawing accumulated contributions plus interest under the Plan and county pension law, with disbursement dates listed as July 31, 2026. The listed withdrawal amounts ranged from $355.95 to $40,749.27, the largest being a $40,749.27 disbursement to Nicole Snyder.
The board recorded a motion to approve the superannuation retirement of Mark T. Seigworth, effective June 21, 2026. The minutes state Seigworth elected "Option One," entitling him to a monthly annuity of $2,999.90 for life; the record also notes a pro rata payment of $999.97 for 10 days in June. The board also acknowledged the death of retiree Carlotta A. Fox on May 20, 2026; the minutes state Fox had elected "Option One" and that no pension benefit is payable to her estate or beneficiaries.
The minutes document several administrative actions: James Smith’s funds were vested with the county after he failed to file withdrawal paperwork in time; other named participants who missed filing requirements had accumulated deductions withdrawn in accordance with Retirement Board policy.
Dorothy "Dottie" Tawney, chief clerk, moved to accept the listed Retirement Board items; Jeannie Ritchey, treasurer, seconded and the board recorded a unanimous affirmative vote. With no further business and no public comment, the board adjourned at 4:36 p.m. on a motion by Ritchey, seconded by Heffernan.
The board’s minutes include detailed lists of names, effective dates, contribution percentages, withdrawal amounts and procedural notes; those entries are recorded in the official meeting minutes (Attachment A and related disposition lists).
