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Please join us in recognizing the achievement of the 2009-2010 class of Newly Elected Officials and affirm your commitment to good government.  Newly Elected Officals Course (NEOC) participants have completed the most comprehensive instruction for newly elected officials in Pennsylvania.  Topics covered in the course, which ran from November 21, 2009 to March 17, 2010included: 

 
The extent and limitations of municipal power
Citizen communications
Open meetings/open records
Municipal finance
Public personnel adminstration
Public safety
Planning, zonining, comunity development
Intergovernmental cooperation
Ethics

Congratulations to the following participants in who participated in the full course/certificate program:
 
J. Scott Albrecht, Jefferson Hills Borough
Stephen Bennefield, Farrell City
Jonathan Bernstein, Avalon Borough
James G. Bloom, Crafton Borough
David Brumfield, Mt. Lebanon
Gary Bucuren, Economy Borough
P.J. Carte, Connellsville Area School Board
Marlo Cleckley, Beaver Falls City
Kathleen Coder, Bellevue Borough
Joseph Colosimo, Bridgeville Borough
Daniel Copeland, Springdale Borough
Diane Cvengros, Crescent Township
Daniel Deceder, Beaver Borough
Tina Doose, Braddock Borough
Lois Drumheller, Monroeville
Marvin Eicher, Moon Township
Bernhard Erb, Monroeville
James Fleckenstein, Borough of Versailles
Jesse Forquer, Robinson Township
Paul Foster - Evans City
Gary Gearing - Uniontown City
Andrew Gribben - Moon Township
Dick Hadley, Cranberry Township
Joan Hodson, Dormont Borough
Thomas Jennings, Independence Township (Washington County)
Charles Johnson, Jr., Brentwood Borough
Douglas Johnston, Crafton Borough
Jerry Keller, Crescent Township
Sara Kudasick, Mt. Oliver Borough
Michelle Lapinski, Economy Borough
Michael Lefebvre, Wilkinsburg Borough
Daniel Lenz, Emsworth Borough
Thomas Lloyd, Avalon Borough
Royce Lorentz, Slippery Rock Borough
Fawn McDaniel, Duquesne City
Laurie Malka, Dormont Borough
Mike Manipole, Cranberry Township
Rebecca Matsco, Potter Township
Paula Meddings, Houston Borough
Barton Miller, Richland Township
Eileen Miller, Springdale Borough
Lori Mizgorski, Shaler Township
Kathryn Nestor, Beaver Borough
John Novak, Green Tree Borough
Dennis O'Keefe, Borough of Franklin Park
George Orr, Castle Shannon Borough
Thomas Phillips, Crafton Borough
Mary Popovich, West Newton Borough
David Quatchak, Franklin Park Borough
Natalia Rudiak, City of Pittsburgh
Shirley Sayers, Beaver Borough
Laurie Saxon, Oakmont Borough
Vince Smith, Castle Shannon Borough
Denise Smyda, New Stanton Borough
Edward Snee, South Park Township
Kim Steele, West View Borough
Clayton Steup, Aleppo Township
Patty Then, Conway Borough
Cathy Trexler, Brentwood Borough
William Veith, Whitehall Borough
Marilyn Weaver, Connellsville City
Mark Wilson, Forward Township
John Wolbert, Beaver Borough
Timothy Young, Collier Township
Joseph Zagorski, Beaver Borough
Clyde Zimmerman, Brentwood Borough
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