Cozzone elected president of County Commissioners Association

Members of the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania have elected Chester County Commissioner Kathi Cozzone as the group’s 2019 president during its 132nd Annual Conference in Adams County.

Other county officials elected to be leaders include: Jeff Snyder, Clinton County commissioner, first vice president; Kevin Boozel, Butler County commissioner, second vice president; and Leslie Osche, Butler County commissioner, treasurer. Dennis Stuckey, current CCAP president and Lancaster County commissioner will serve as the association’s board chairman in 2019.

Elected as district representatives to the association’s board were: District 1 Representative Basil Huffman, Forest County commissioner; District 2 Representative Dan Vogler, Lawrence County commissioner; District 3 Representative Randy Phiel, Adams County commissioner; District 4 Representative Preston Boop, Union County commissioner; District 5 Representative, Terence Farrell, Chester County commissioner; District 6 Representative John Cusick, Northampton County council member; and District 7 Representative Daryl Miller, Bradford County commissioner.

Those elected will begin their terms on Jan. 1, 2019.

The County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania is the voice of county government; a statewide nonprofit, nonpartisan association representing all 67 counties in Pennsylvania. Association members include county commissioners, council members, county executives, administrators, chief clerks and solicitors.

The association strengthens the counties’ abilities to govern their own affairs and improve the well-being and quality of life for every Pennsylvania resident. It advocates for favorable state and federal legislation, programs and policies on behalf of counties. Founded in 1886, CCAP is an affiliate of the National Association of Counties.