The Lebanon County Court of Common Pleas has released documents filed by each of the 24 persons applying to fill the county commissioner post left empty by the December death of Republican William E. Ames Jr.
Pennsylvania law requires the court to pick a successor of the same party to complete Ames’ term, which expires in January 2024.
Lebanon County commissioners receive an annual salary of $73,623 and will get a cost of living index or 2% raise, whichever is less, in 2023. They also receive health insurance and can participate in the county’s defined benefit pension plan.
The court required commissioner hopefuls to complete an application form and to submit “a resume of their full educational background and work experience [and] a statement of their goals and objectives as County Commissioner if selected for appointment.” Candidates also have to undergo a criminal background check.
The applicants’ occupations and their statements of intent, where provided, are listed below. Since the law prohibits release of home addresses, their ZIP codes have been provided instead.
The court has not announced how it will decide which candidates will be interviewed, nor has it announced a timetable for appointing a new commissioner.
Rick Barlow
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: sales consultant at Frederick Chevrolet
Michael L. Barnhart
ZIP Code: 17087
Current Occupation: employment coordinator at Quest, Inc.
William Bering Jr.
ZIP Code: 17046
Current Occupation: vice president at Bering Real Estate Co.
David J. Brightbill
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: of counsel at Stevens & Lee
Sean Carrig
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: lieutenant at Dauphin County Prison
David A. DiNunzio
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: president/owner of DiNunzio’s Shoe Repair
D. John Grace, Jr.
ZIP Code: 17078
Current Occupation: self-employed CPA
Robert Griffiths
ZIP Code: 17042
Most Recent Occupation: supervisor of College Sports Center at Lebanon Valley College
James A. Houser
ZIP Code: 17003
Current Occupation: self-employed investment property owner and mechanical contractor
Tom Houtz
ZIP Code: 17067
Current Occupation: regional safety manager for OTIS Elevator
David Kreider
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: self-employed farmer at Harold & Daniel Kreider Farm/Killinger Creek LLC
Michael J. Kuhn
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: director of development for WellSpan Good Samaritan Hospital
Adrian Layser
ZIP Code: 17067
Current Occupation: protective service supervisor at Lebanon County Aging
Natalie Redcay
ZIP Code: 17078
Most Recent Occupation: creative director at Matthews Public Library
John A. Schlegel
ZIP Code: 17042
Most Recent Occupation: director of secondary education at Cornwall-Lebanon School District
Matthew Shirk
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: information architect at Armstrong Flooring
Lee F. Spencer
ZIP Code: 17046
Current Occupation: manager/truck driver for Leidich Enterprises
Jeffrey D. Steckbeck
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: CEO/president at Steckbeck Engineering and Surveying Inc.
Larry Stohler
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: representative for Swab Wagon Co.
Michael Wahmann
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: prothonotary for the County of Lebanon
David Warner
ZIP Code: 17078
Current Occupation: attorney/shareholder at Buzgon Davis Law Offices
Steven Michael Wolfe
ZIP Code: 17046
Most Recent Occupation: delivery driver for Henise Tire Service
Daniel Wright
ZIP Code: 17042
Most Recent Occupation: chief county detective for the County of Lebanon
Sharon Zook
ZIP Code: 17042
Current Occupation: design & management at Snitz Creek Cabinet Shop
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