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Commissioners accept county solicitor resignation and approve new engagements amid split votes
Summary
The board accepted the resignation of its solicitor firm and approved an engagement letter for Spence Custer as County Solicitor and a separate labor-counsel engagement; both engagements passed 2-1 with Commissioner Thomas C. Chernisky voting no on each hiring decision.
The Cambria County Board of Commissioners accepted the resignation of Dillon, McCandless, King, Coulter & Graham, LLP as county solicitor effective April 30, 2026 and approved new legal engagements on motions April 8. The board approved an Engagement Letter for Spence Custer to act as County Solicitor from May 1 through Dec. 31, 2026 at $6,250 per month; that motion passed 2-1, with Commissioner Thomas C. Chernisky voting no. "Motion was made by Commissioner Rager to approve the Engagement Letter of Spence Custer to act as County Solicitor, beginning May 1, 2026, and ending December 31, 2026, at a rate of $6,250.00 per month. Motion was seconded by Commissioner Hunt and passed with a 2 to 1 vote, with Commissioner Chernisky voting no," the minutes say.
Separately, the board voted to separate from Wagner & Finn for legal services related to personnel, labor, and workers' compensation and then engaged Dillon, McCandless, King, Coulter & Graham, LLP to serve as labor counsel beginning May 1 at $175 per hour; that engagement also passed 2-1 with Commissioner Chernisky voting no. The minutes do not record Chernisky's rationale for his dissent. Commissioners Rager and Hunt voted in favor on both engagements, and the motions included standard effective dates and fee terms recorded in the minutes.
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