Authorities, Boards and Commissions

We have also created an open application process to foster diversity, equity, and inclusion.  If you are dedicated to and passionate about our community and have the required skill set and expertise to help lead our Authorities, Boards, and Commissions into the future, we invite you to apply at https://go.citygro.ws/city-of-erie/authorities-boards-and-commissions 

All City of Erie Authority, Board, and Commission appointments are voluntary, and terms of service as well as required skill sets/expertise vary for each organization. 

The deadline to apply is January 11, 2021 by 11:59 p.m.

Below, we have provided the following information (where applicable):

• An overview of each organization and its purpose
• Roles and responsibilities
• Current roster
• Meeting dates, times, and locations
• Links to defining ordinances and/or pdfs
• Links to respective websites
• Skill sets, experience, and qualifications requested by the organization.
• Requirements
• By-Laws 

The following Pennsylvania Laws provide an overview regarding Optional Third Class City Charters and Third Class City Code, of which the City of Erie is both.

Optional Third Class City Charter Law

Act of Jul. 15, 1957,P.L. 901, No. 399 Cl. 11 – OPTIONAL THIRD CLASS CITY CHARTER LAW (state.pa.us)

Third Class Cities

Title 11 – PA General Assembly (state.pa.us)

2014 Act 22 – PA General Assembly (state.pa.us)

Municipal Authorities

Chapter 56. – Title 53 – MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (state.pa.us)

Eligibility for Board or Commission Membership

• Eligibility for Board or Commission Membership
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List of Authorities, Boards, and Commissions

• Blighted Property Review Committee

  General Information

  Number of Board Members: 9 (4 Council Appointments, 1 City Council Liaison, RACE Executive Director, Planning Director, Director of Code Enforcement, Planning Commission Liaison)

  Skills/Experience: Code enforcement, blight, rehab/renovations, construction; knowledge/understanding of Erie Refocused, Activating Our Vision, and Neighborhood Plans

  Term:  2 years

  Appointed by:  City Council

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances
  Membership Requirements

  Meetings

  2nd Wednesday of every month, 9-11AM
  City Hall, Room 500

  Members

  Angela Eckelberger

  Council Appointee (Voting Member)

  Second Term Ends: 12/31/2022

  [Vacant]

  Council Appointee (Voting Member)

  Term Ends: 12/31/2020

  PJ Monella

  Council Appointee (Voting Member)

  Term Ends: 12/31/2021

  [Vacant]

  Council Appointee (Voting Member)

  Second Term Ends: 12/31/2022

  Liz Allen

  Council Member (Voting Member)

  Aaron Snippert

  ERA Director (Voting Member)

  Kathy Wyrosdick

  Mayor Designee (Voting Member)

  Andy Zimmerman

  Mayor Designee (Voting Member)

  Rich Speicher

  Planning Commission (Voting Member)

  [Vacant]

  City Housing Office (Non-Voting Member)

  Mike Lavery

  Code Enforcement (Non-voting Member)

  [Vacant]

  Fire Department (Non-Voting Member)

  [Vacant]

  Police Department (Non-Voting Member)

  Steve Letzelter

  Tax Claim Director (Non-Voting Member)
• BPRC - Blighted Property Maintenance, Rental Appeals Board

  General Information

  Any person aggrieved by any decision of a Building Code Official or Public officer submit an appeal to the Building Code Official for a review by the Blighted Property Review Committee/Property Maintenance/Rental Appeals Board, which shall issue a decision in writing setting forth specific facts and legal conclusions; and may appeal subsequently under Local Agency Law to the Court of Common Pleas of Erie County.

  Number of Board Members: 5

  Skills/Expertise: Engineer, Property Owner, General Contractor, Construction

  Requirements: 

  Term: 3 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Ordinances

  Ordinances
  105.03
  907.11
  715.01
  165.08
  1501.01

  Members

  Hank Graygo

  Engineer

  Term Expires: 01/01/2010

  Ruth Thompson

  Property Owner

  Term Expires: 09/21/2012

  Carl Zimmerman

  General Contractor

  Term Expires: 01/01/2010

  Tim McCormick

  Alternate

  Term Expires: 01/01/2010

  Vacant
• Building Code Board of Appeals

  General Information

  Number of Board Members: 9 + 2 alternates

  Skills/Experience: Master Plumber, Registered Industrial or Chemical Engineer, Registered Architect, Structural Engineer, Mechanical/Plumbing Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Fire Protection Engineer or Technician, General Building Contractor, Business/Industry Representative, Member of General Public, Drywall Contractor)

  Term:  3 years 

  Appointed by:  City Council

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances
  Membership Requirements

  Meetings

  Twice a year

  Members

  David Steele

  Structural Engineer

  Robert Herbstritt

  Business/Industry Representative

  Matthew Rose

  General Building Contractor

  J. Douglas Armstrong

  Member, General Public

  Dave Woods

  Electrical Engineer

  Dean Wilson

  Chairperson/Fire Protection Engineer

  Thomas Grosz

  Registered Architect

  Al Naylor

  Alternate / Drywall Contractor

  Vacant

  Mechanical / Plumbing Engineer

  Vacant

  Reg. Industrial or Chemical Engineer

  Vacant

  Alternate / Master Plumber
• City of Erie Higher Education Building Authority

  General Information

  Purpose:  Formed for the purpose of undertaking any project for any college, university, or institution of higher learning at such locations within or without the City of Erie, and which are authorized by the provisions of the Municipality Authorities Act of May 2, 1945, as amended and supplemented.

  Number of Board Members:  7, including the City Treasurer and the President of City Council

  Skills/Expertise: Finance

  Requirements: Must be a resident of the City of Erie

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Ordinances

  Article 192
  Authorizing Ordinance
  Bylaws

• City of Erie Land Bank

  General Information

  Number of Board Members:  5

  Skills/Experience: Real estate, construction, blight

  Requirement:  Must be a resident of the City of Erie 

  Term: 3 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor, City Council, and the School Board of Erie’s Public Schools each appoint one representative, and are joined by a designee of the Redevelopment Authority and the Director of the Department of Economic and Community Development.  City Council’s appointee must be (1) a resident of the City of Erie, (2) not a public official or municipal employee, and (3) a member in good standing of a recognized civic organization in the City of Erie.

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances
  Membership Requirements

  Meetings

  Third Monday of every month
  City Hall, Room 500

  Members

  TJ Sandell

  Chairperson

  Second Term Ends: 1/01/2022

  Paul Gambill

  Vice Chairperson

  Term Expires: 1/18/2023

  Debra Smith

  Treasurer

  Director of ECD

  Darlene Feeney

  Secretary

  First Term Ends: 12/31/2021

  Chris Groner

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2023

  
  
• City Planning Commission

  General Information

  Purpose:  Planning is a visionary task to lead residents in creating and building a view of their future. Local planning commissions are established to guide land use and development at the municipal level. The planning commission has the responsibility of developing and implementing a comprehensive plan as well as reviewing proposals for new developments and public projects. The planning commission requires technical skills and expertise to provide advice to the City. The planning commission is the City’s surrogate on land use issues, providing assistance by taking time to conduct in-depth research on important planning issues and then make informed recommendations for action. As an independent advisory body, the planning commission gives the City the assurance that the important issues of land use and future growth are given the necessary attention.

   

  • 155.01

  Recommendations to public authorities; approval of plans.

  [Ord. 16-1962 § 1, passed 5-9-1962]

  The City Planning Commission may make recommendations to any public authorities, corporations or individuals in the City, with reference to the location of any buildings, structures or works to be erected or constructed by them. No improvement, redevelopment or revitalizing project shall be constructed or otherwise undertaken, in whole or in part, by any agency, authority or department, without first acquiring approval of the City Planning Commission that such project complies with the comprehensive and detailed planning and programming for the improvement, redevelopment and revitalizing of the City and, secondly, without acquiring Council’s approval thereof by ordinance.

  Number of Board Members:  5 + 2 alternates

  Skills/Expertise: Planning, Zoning, Neighborhood Development, and an understanding of Zoning and Erie Refocused, the City of Erie’s Comprehensive Plan: 

  Requirements: Must be a City of Erie resident

  Term: 4 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Website

  City Planning Commission
  

• Civil Service Commission

  General Information

  Purpose:  To provide for and oversee the examination of applicants for appointment and promotion to any position in the police or fire department, excluding the Chiefs.

  Number of Board Members:  3 + 3 Alternates

  Skills/Expertise: Hiring and Firing experience, Human Resources, Legal, Employee Management, Retired Police and Firefighters; will need to develop an understanding of PA Civil Service Rules and Regulations and the 3rd Class City Code, especially as it relates to the role of Civil Service Boards. 

  Requirements:  Must be a City of Erie resident, No city officer, official, or employee shall be eligible for appointment.

  Term: 4 years

  PA 3rd Class City Code, Civil Service: 

  Title 11 – PA General Assembly (state.pa.us)

  Appointed by:  City Council

  Members

  Fred Rush

  Term Expires: 2020

  Anthony Pol

  Term Expires: 06/23/2021

  Bob Zaruta

  Term Expires: 7/31/2022

  [Vacant]

  [Vacant]

  [Vacant]

  
  
• Design Review Committee

  General Information

  Purpose:  The Design Review Committee, following City of Erie zoning ordinances, reviews projects in the city’s Waterfront Commercial District and makes recommendations to City Council, which must approve all building projects in the waterfront zone.

  Number of Board Members: 5

  Skills/Expertise: Planning, Zoning, Neighborhood Development

  Requirements: Must be a City of Erie resident

  Term: 4 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Meetings

  First Wednesday of every month, 1PM
  City Hall, Room 500

  Members

  Shelly Buehler

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2024

  Dan Dahlkemper

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  Rich Speicher

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  Mark Steg

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  Debra Smith

  Member

  Director of ECD

  
  
• Erie County Convention Center Authority (Erie Events)

  General Information

  Purpose:  To acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain and operate, own, and lease, all facilities necessary or incidental therefore for the operation of a Civic Center/Convention Center Complex in the City; and to promote, attract, stimulate, develop, and expand business, industry, commerce, and tourism in Erie County.

  Number of Board Members: 11

  Skills/Expertise: Legal, finance, business, entertainment

  Requirements: Mayoral appointees must be residents of the City of Erie

  Term: 4 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor (2), The Governor (2), County Council (7)

  Website

    It’s all right here! – Erie Events

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances

  Meetings

  Third Tuesday of every month at 3:00PM at the Bayfront Convention Center. Meetings are open to the public.

  Members

  Gwen White

  Chairperson

  Second Term Expires: 12/31/2024
  Mayoral Apppointee

  Thomas Doolin

  Vice Chairperson

  Term Expires: 12/31/2020
  County Council Appointee

  Khadija Horton

  Treasurer

  Term Expires: 12/31/2019
  County Council Appointee

  Steven Riley, Jr.

  Secretary

  Term Expires: 6/15/2020
  Governor's Appointee
  

  Mike Glass

  Member

  County Council Appointee

  Matthew White

  Member

  Mayoral Appointee

  Patrick Carrara

  Member

  County Council Appointee

  Joseph Hilbert

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2019
  County Council Appointee

  Michael McCormick

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021
  County Council Appointee

  Roger Richards

  Member

  Term Expires: 6/15/2020
  Governor's Appointee

  Eric Seggi

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  
  
• Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority

  General Information

  Purpose:  to acquire, hold, construct, improve, maintain and operate, own or lease all facilities necessary or incidental to the operation of a mass transportation system in the City and its environs within the County of Erie.

  Number of Board Members: 9

  Skills/Expertise: Business Acumen, Diversity, Construction, Finance, Riders, Legal

  Requirements: Mayoral appointees must be residents of the City of Erie

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor (5); the County Executive (4)

  City of Erie, PA Erie Metropolitan Transit Authority (ecode360.com)

  Purpose

  EMTA Homepage
  Transit Development Plan

  Meetings

  Last Thursday of every month, 5:30PM
  208 East Bayfront Parkway, Second Floor

  Members

  Dave Robison

  Chairperson

  County Representative

  Jessica Molczan

  Vice Chairperson

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  Ashley Lawson

  Secretary & Treasurer

  County Representative

  Tom Bly

  Member

  County Representative

  Lyn Twillie-Darby

  Member

  County Representative

  Rick Griffith

  Member

  Term Expires: 10/22/2020
  City Representative

  Gyan Ghising

  Member

  Term Expires: 10/22/2021
  City Representative

  George Willis

  Member

  Term Expires: 10/22/2022
  City Representative

  Ben Wilson

  Member

  Term Expires: 10/22/2023
  City Representative

  
  
• Erie Parking Authority

  General Information

  Purpose:  To acquire, construct, improve, maintain and operate parking projects, and establish a permanent coordinated system of parking facilities.

  Number of Board Members: 5

  Skills/Expertise: Business Acumen, Diversity, Construction, Finance, Downtown Business, Legal

  Requirements: Must be residents of the City of Erie

  Term: 4 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor 

  City of Erie, PA Erie Parking Authority (ecode360.com)

  Purpose

  Erie Parking Authority Homepage

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances
  Parking Ordinances
  Parking Meter Ordinances

  Meetings

  Second Tuesday of every month at 8:30AM

  Members

  Dr. R.A. Snow

  Chairperson

  Fourth Term Expires: 2/28/2022

  John Tretter

  Vice Chair

  Fourth Term Expires: 2/29/2020

  Thomas Chido

  Treasurer

  Thomas Chido, III

  Treasurer

  Fourth Term Expires: 2/28/2021

  John Voli

  Member

  First Term Expires: 2/28/2023

  Hannah Kirby

  Member

  First Term Expires: 2/28/2023
• Erie Regional Airport Authority

  General Information

  Number of Board Members: 9 

  Skills/Expertise: 

  1. Vision and ability to see the big picture and focus on long-term goals.
  2. Have some understanding of the aviation industry including how airport projects are funded and how airports generate revenue.
  3. Be business-minded and have the ability to make decisions that benefit the growth of the airport as a regional asset; not make decisions based on what is “popular public opinion” at the time.
  4. Have no personal stake so Board decisions are made in the best interest of the airport as a whole.
  5. Willingness to prepare for meetings – must be computer proficient.

  Requirements: The members of the board, each of whom shall be a taxpayer in, maintain a business in or be a citizen of the municipality by which he is appointed or be a taxpayer in, maintain a business in or be a citizen of a municipality into which one or more of the projects of the authority extends or is to extend or to which one or more projects has been or is to be leased, a majority of an authority’s board members shall be citizens residing in the incorporating municipality or incorporating municipalities of the authority.

  Terms: 5 years

  Defining Ordinances, By-Laws, and Documents: 

  EMAA-Articles-of-Incorporation-11-28-1950.pdf (erieairport.org)

  Erie-County-Runway-Resolution-59-2007.pdf (erieairport.org)

  Section 5610 – Title 53 – MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (state.pa.us)

  Act of Jul. 15, 1957,P.L. 901, No. 399 Cl. 11 – OPTIONAL THIRD CLASS CITY CHARTER LAW (state.pa.us)

  ERAA Documents – Erie International Airport (erieairport.org)
  Appointed by:  5 are appointed by City Council, 4 by County Council

  Website

  Erie Airport

  Board of Directors

  Board of Directors – Erie International Airport

  Ordinances

  Ordinances
  Membership Requirements

  Meetings

  4th Wednesday of every month, 12PM
  441 West 12th Street
  Erie, PA 16501

  Members

  Christopher Parker

  President

  Second Term Ends: 12/31/2021

  Daniel Gianelli

  Vice President

  Second Term Ends: 12/31/2024

  Andrea Zdaniewski

  President Pro-Tem

  First Term Ends: 12/31/2020

  Richard Wagner

  Board Member

  First Term Ends: 12/31/2023

  Patrick Cappabianca

  Board Member

  Second Term Ends: 12/31/2021

  Marybeth Smialek

  Secretary

  Term Ends: 12/31/2022

  David Hallman

  Treasurer

  First Term Ends: 12/31/2020

  Aaron Susmarski

  Board Member

  First Term Ends: 12/31/2023

  Gregory Hayes

  Board Member

  First Term Ends: 12/31/2022
• Erie Sewer Authority

  General Information

  Number of Board Members:  5

  Skills/Expertise: Finance, Legal, Construction

  Requirements: Majority must be City of Erie residents, City of Erie employees are not eligible to serve

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  City Council

  Chapter 56. – Title 53 – MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (state.pa.us)

  Bureau of Sewers – Erie, PA

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances

  Meetings

  3rd Tuesday of every month, 11AM
  68 Port Access Road
  Erie, PA 16501

  Members

  Roger Whelan

  Chairman

  Term Expires: 12/31/2024

  Veronica Wexford

  Vice Chair

  First Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  Abdullah Washington

  Treasurer

  Term Expires: 12/31/2025

  Shawn Welsh

  Secretary

  First Term Expires: 12/31/2022

  Tim Sennett

  Solicitor

  John Savelli

  Asssistant Secretary/Treasurer

  Term Expires: 12/31/2023
• Erie Water Authority (Erie Water Works)

  General Information

  Number of Board Members:  9 (2 Millcreek residents, 1 Harborcreek resident, 6 City of Erie)

  Skills/Expertise: Finance, Business, Legal, Community Members

  Requirements: Must be a City of Erie resident, City of Erie employees are not eligible to serve

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor (2) and City Council (7) – one each

  Chapter 56. – Title 53 – MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY (state.pa.us)

  Purpose

  Water Quality Reports
  Capital Improvement Projects
  News Archives

  Meetings

  Third Tuesday of every month, 3PM
  340 West Bayfront Parkway

  Ordinances

  Ordinances
  Articles of Incorporation

  Members

  [Vacant]

  Chairperson

  Mayoral Appointee

  Daniel Bensur

  Vice Chair, Millcreek Representative

  First Term Expires: 1/1/2024
  City Council Appointee

  Shantel Hilliard

  Treasurer

  First Term Expires: 1/1/2023
  City of Erie Appointee

  Paul Gambill

  Secretary

  First Term Expires: 1/1/2024
  City Council Appointee

  Bryan Fife

  Assistant Secretary/Treasurer, Harborcreek Representative

  Mayoral Appointee

  Shatreece Johnson

  Member

  Term Expires: 1/1/2022
  City Council Appointee

  Lou Bizzarro

  Millcreek Representative

  Second Term Expires: 12/31/2025
  City Council Appointee

  Thomas Kennedy

  Member

  First Term Expires: 1/1/2024
  City Council Appointee

  Richard Wagner

  Member

  First Term Expires: 1/1/2023
  City Council Appointee

  Tim Sennett

  Solicitor

  City Council Appointee

  
  
• Erie-Western PA Port Authority

  General Information

  Skills/Expertise: Logistics, Parks & Recreation, Marketing/Branding, Human Resources

  Requirements: 

  Term: 3 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Purpose

  Port Authority Homepage
  Master Plan

  Meetings

  Second and Fourth Tuesdays of every month

  Ordinances

  Third Class City Port Authority Act
  Repeal of the Port Commission
  Defining Ordinances
  Regulatory Power
  Regulatory Power

  Members

  David Zimmer III

  Chairperson

  Term Expires: 12/31/2022

  Sharon Knoll

  Vice Chairperson

  Michael Redlawsk

  Treasurer

  Term Expires: 12/31/2023

  Jeffrey Brinling

  Secretary

  Term Expires: 12/31/2022

  Brenda Sandberg

  Assistant Secretary/Treasurer

  George Lyons

  Member

  Term Expires: 9/30/2020

  Owen McCormick

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2022

  Eric Mikovch

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2020

  William Panitzke

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  William Petit

  Member

  William Sabatini

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  Carl Wolfrom

  Member

  Term Expires: 12/31/2021

  
  
• Historic Preservation Task Force

  General Information

  Purpose:  To work within a 24-month time frame to study, analyze, and develop a historic preservation plan for the City of Erie that will include community-supported goals for preservation and identify policy recommendations and funding opportunities that will be presented to the Planning Commission for review and recommendation to City Council and the Mayor.

  Appointed by:  The Mayor and City Council

  Term:  Temporary 2-year term from March 20, 2019 to March 20, 2021, at which time the Task Force will cease to exist and a Historic Review Commission will be created.

  Website

  Historic Preservation Task Force

• Historic Review Commission (HRC)

  General Information

  HRC is a newly created, 7-member board with 5 citizen members, who are voting members, and 2 ex-officio non-voting members who represent the City and guide the commission.  The HRC was created on the recommendation of the Historic Preservation Task Force, which was convened for a temporary two-year appointment to research, investigate, and make recommendations to the Mayor and City Council regarding next steps.  As they come close to completing their work, one of the recommendations of the Task Force was to create the HRC. 

  Purpose: To support the City of Erie in their efforts to protect some of this community’s most valuable and important assets including the historical, cultural, and aesthetic heritage of the City of Erie as they are seen as essential to the promotion of the health, prosperity, and general welfare of the people. See pdf for additional information.

  Number of Board Members: 7 total (3 appointed by City Council; 2 appointed by the Mayor, 2 ex-officio members representing the Department of Planning & Neighborhood Resources and the Planning Commission)

  Requirements:  Majority must reside in the City of Erie

  Skills/Expertise:

  1. 1 professional preservationist or architectural historian active with a broad-based local organization involved with historic preservation/history;
  2. 1 architect w/ interest and background in historic preservation;
  3. 1 rep of Erie County Board of Realtors to share viewpoints of the Real Estate sales community.
  4. 2 citizens who have demonstrated an outstanding interest/knowledge of historic preservation and restoration in the City of Erie.  

  Term: 4 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor and City Council

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• Housing Authority of the City of Erie (HACE)

  General Information

  Purpose:  to provide dwelling accommodations for persons of low income.

  Number of Board Members: 5

  Requirements:  Must be a resident of the City of Erie; No more than two persons holding any other paid public office shall be members of the same housing authority at the same time. No elected official shall be a member of a housing authority 

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Act of May. 28, 1937,P.L. 955, No. 265 Cl. 64 – “HOUSING AUTHORITIES LAW” (state.pa.us)

  Website

  Home (hace.org)

  Purpose

  Policies and Procedures
  History

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances

  Meetings

  Fourth Monday of every month, 1:15PM
  606 Holland Street

  Members

  Bishop Dwayne Brock

  Chair

  Term Expires: 2/6/2023

  Patricia Mickel

  Vice Chair

  Term Expires: 2/6/2023

  Ned Smith

  Treasurer

  Term Expires: 2/6/2023

  Sean Dugan

  Commissioner

  Term Expires: 6/28/2026

  James Martin

  Commissioner

  Term Expires: 4/18/2026

  Michael Fraley

  Executive Director and Secretary

  Timothy Sennett, Esq.

  Legal Counsel

  
  
• Human Relations Advisory Board

  General Information

  Number of Board Members: 11 

  Skill Set/Expertise:  An 11-member nonvoting Human Relations Commission Advisory Board supports the Human Relations Commission with research, education, and public relations.

  Requirements:  City Council’s appointments must be residents of the City of Erie, no City of Erie employees are eligible to serve

  Term: 3 years

  Appointed by:  Seven are appointed by County Council, and four are appointed by Erie City Council.

  Commission Boards – Erie County, PA

  Human Relations Commission – Erie County, PA

  Website

  Erie County Human Relations Commission

  Ordinances

  Ordinances
  Bylaws
  Membership Information

  Meetings

  Meetings

  Members

  Rev. Anthony Harris

  Member

  First Term Expires: 8/31/2020

  Elisabeth Espinosa

  Member

  First Term Expires: 8/31/2022

  Diego Andujar

  Member

  First Term Expires: 7/31/2022

  Freda Tepfer

  Member

  First Term Expires: 9/30/2021

  
  
• Redevelopment Authority of the City of Erie (RACE)

  General Information

  Number of Board Members: 5

  Skills/Expertise: Realtor, Neighborhood revitalization, Finance, Redevelopment

  Requirements: Must be a resident of the City of Erie

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Urban Redevelopment Law.pdf (fcadc.com)

  Purpose

  Erie Redevelopment Authority Homepage
  Downtown Master Plan

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances

  Meetings

  Second Wednesday every other month 3:30-5:00PM
  City Hall, Room 500

  Members

  TJ Sandell

  Chairman

  Term Ends: 09/25/2019

  J.W. Alberstadt

  Vice Chair

  Term Ends: 08/13/2023

  Kathy Wyrosdick

  Secretary

  Term Ends: 08/13/2022

  Gregory Dennis

  Member

  Term Ends: 03/01/2021

  Rosmari Graham

  Member

  Term Ends: 03/01/2020

  
  
• Stationary Steam Engineers Board of Licensing Examiners

  General Information

  Purpose:  to examine all applicants for license to perform the duties of engineers and water tenders having charge of steam boilers, steam-driven machinery, and/or ammonia refrigeration machinery, in the City and review all violations of this article. It shall be the further duty of the Board of License Examiners to advise the Coordinator on matters concerning enforcement of this article.

  Number of Board Members: 7

  Requirements:  Must have a First Class Engineer’s License or be similarly qualified by education and training

  Skills/Qualifications:  Chief Stationary Engineer

  Term: 2 years

  Appointed by:  City Council

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances
  Membership Requirements

  Meetings

  2nd Wednesday of every month, 3:30PM
  City Hall, Room 500

  Members

  Dave Comstock

  Member

  Mike Brasington

  Member

  Jason Berneski

  Member

  Dennis Auer

  Member

  Tobie McKeen

  Member

  Bob Godfrey

  Member

  Paul Pawlak, Jr.

  Member
• Urban Forest Committee

  General Information

  Number of Board Members: 7

  Skills/Expertise: Tree care, Gardening, Forestry, Landscape Architecture, Horticulture, Public Utilities, Civil Engineering, Architecture, Contracting, Arboriculture, Planning, Environment

  Requirements: City residents

  Term: 2 committee members will serve for 1 year, 2 members will serve for 2 years, and 3 will serve for 3 years.  Upon the expiration of each term, a successor shall be appointed by the Mayor for a term of 3 years.  All terms are renewable for 3 years, but members may serve no more than 3 consecutive terms

  Appointed by:  The Mayor

  Ordinances

  Defining Ordinances
  Membership Requirements

• Zoning Hearing Board

  General Information

  ZHB functions in a quasi-judicial capacity; Board members must maintain impartiality in matters that may come before it for adjudication and decision.

  Number of Board Members: 5 + 2 alternates

  Skills/Expertise:  Land use/development – real estate, construction, planning, law. Ability to distinguish relevant facts and considerations from testimony when hearing appeals in order to make logical conclusions and decisions; technical-based intelligence; good judgment; and understanding of community development objectives as contained within the zoning ordinance or stated by reference to the Erie Refocused comprehensive plan.

  Requirements:  Must be a resident of the City of Erie; may not hold an elective office or be appointed to the Planning Commission. 

  Term: 5 years

  Appointed by:  City Council

  Website

  Zoning Hearing Board