2008 Centre Region Council of Governments Program Plan

July 18, 2007

Dear General Forum and Centre Region Citizens,
The Agency Directors and I are pleased to present the Centre Region Council of Governments’ fourth annual program plan. The idea for the program plan was suggested by the COG Finance Committee. It is intended to provide municipal officials and the public with an understanding of:

    • What the COG agencies do and what they accomplished in 2006.
    • Where the COG agencies have been thus far in 2007, and plans for the remainder of the year.
    • Where the COG agencies are going in 2008 and beyond.

The program plan replaces the activity information contained in the annual detailed budget. The Finance Committee believes that having the program information in advance of the COG budget process will provide the municipal officials with the information they need to make decisions about upcoming budget proposals. It also alerts all of the municipal officials, at an early stage, to the new activities and projects that the Agency Directors are proposing for 2008.  This extends the time period for municipal officials to provide comments or suggest other alternatives.

Click here to download the 2008 COG Program Plan in Adobe PDF Format.   File size is 2.8 MB

These are exciting times for the municipalities and the Centre Region COG. Many COG programs and
projects are at the forefront of intergovernmental cooperation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Current and former elected officials are to be commended for working together to find shared solutions to common problems. The discussions have sometimes been difficult and long, but in the end, elected officials have found solutions that protect the interests of the participating municipalities, while resolving problems of regional concern.

Respectfully submitted,

James C. Steff
Executive Director