Gov. Tom Wolf has announced his appointment of Liz Gerloff Wagenseller to serve a six-year term as executive director of the Office of Open Records, effective January 19. Wagenseller currently serves as chief of staff to the auditor general.  “Liz […]

PSATS is reminding county associations of township officials that they may still submit resolutions for consideration by the membership at the Annual Conference even if they did not hold a fall convention or do not plan to hold an in-person […]

Jointly sponsored by the Congressional Fire Services Institute and Motorola Solutions, the Mason Lankford Fire Service Leadership Award recognizes exemplary leaders in public safety for their work to improve the delivery of fire and emergency services in the areas of prevention, mitigation, […]

The Pennsylvania Farm Show will hold a Town Hall meeting with the dean of Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences, Rick Roush, and state Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding on January 13 at 10 a.m. for a discussion and Q&A […]

The Virtual Farm Show will begin tomorrow, January 9, and run through January 16.   “In a normal year, we bring half a million people into our home in Harrisburg to experience Pennsylvania agriculture,” said Secretary of Agriculture Russell Redding. “This […]

The state Department of Environmental Protection has lifted a drought watch or warning for 20 counties, including Bradford, Cameron, Columbia, Cumberland, Elk, Forest, Jefferson, Juniata, Lycoming, McKean, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Potter, Snyder, Sullivan, Tioga, Union, Warren, and Wyoming counties.   A drought watch remains […]

Yesterday, PSATS Executive Director David Sanko issued the following statement on vandalism and violence in the public sector:   “While peaceful protests were provided for by the founding fathers in the Constitution, violence and vandalism are not acceptable, whether directed at […]

The Office of Open Records is offering two webinar training opportunities in the coming days.    A Right-to-Know Law and Payment Issues webinar will be held on January 13 at 10 a.m. The session will help open records officers understand the […]

PSATS’ printer mailed the 2021 PSATS Calendar to every township secretary on December 23. Due to post office staffing issues, high mail volume and the holidays, your calendar could have been delayed.  The calendar includes critical filing deadlines, upcoming PSATS […]

Has one of your township employees built an innovative gadget or come up with a better way to do a job? If so, consider entering it in PennDOT’s 2021 Build a Better Mousetrap Competition. Entries can be anything from the […]