Commissioner· month-level start: January 2024 per lancastercountypa.gov bio (elected 2023); month-level end: December 2027 per bio (four-year term)
Alice Yoder
Lancaster County
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 53
- Total speaking time
- 5:17:16
- Avg per meeting
- 5:59
- Segments
- 3666
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Top issues during term (20)
Behavioral health services funding increase
Combined contract totals of roughly $760,000, mostly state block grant and federal funding with a small county match.
Senior services funding
Up to $55,000 for senior games and a 3% meal rate increase, both state-grant funded.
Farmland preservation
About $482,000 in combined county and state funds, with landowners taking deep bargain-sale discounts.
Next Generation Farm Loans
$1.362 million in tax-exempt IDA financing; no county credit pledge.
Senior and Human Services Agreements
Contract values not stated in the available materials.
Electricity costs rising
More than $300,000 in additional annual electricity costs projected for 2027.
Buchmiller Park improvements
Final contract total of $131,500, paid from Buchmiller Park Capital Reserve Funds.
Children and Youth placement costs surge
Contracts funded 16% county, 56% state, 28% federal.
SERT Team Equipment Grant Application
$479,058 grant request — no county dollars needed.
Domestic violence awareness and victim services
A 7.5% cut to a $359,318 grant, with the gap partially covered by the local victim services fund and county budget.
Big Conestoga bridge projects
About $190,000 combined, funded by the county's liquid fuels (gas tax) budget.
Agricultural Conservation Easements
About $482,000 total, largely state-funded, at the county's $4,000/acre cap on the Groff and Stoltzfus farms.
New Lancaster County Correctional Facility design and cost
A $465 million project could cost $720 million to over $1 billion to finance over 30 years, adding roughly $19–25 million a year in debt payments.
Tourism growth in Lancaster County
Up to $55,000 from state block grant funds and donations, unchanged from the prior year.
State Food Purchase Program funding for county food pantries
$776,844.12, funded by the PA Department of Agriculture.
Bulk fuel and fleet card contract
Insurance services cost $456,999 over three years (up 10.79%); the fuel contract term extended to three years.
Sheriff's Office software and policy-management contracts
$7,000, covered by existing grant funds.
Homeless data system coordination
No cost to the county.
Magisterial District Court lease renewal at sharply higher rent
Residential tenants will pay $50–$195 more per month and farm tenants $20 more per acre in 2027.
Adult probation safety and security upgrades via JRI 2 grant
Grant grows from $35,000 to $95,000 — 100% state funding, no county budget resolution needed.
Decisions during term (490)
Recorded while Yoder was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of October 21, 2026 Minutes
Employee Ownership Month Proclamation
Resolution 67 of 2026 – Next Generation Farm Loan, Reuben Jay and Mary Ann Esch
Resolution 68 of 2026 – Next Generation Farm Loan, Travis L. and Amber L. Schnader
Resolution 70 of 2026 – $479,058 SERT Grant Application
MOU with City of Lancaster – JAG Grant Funds
Amended Agreement with GovAI Software Solutions
Resolution 69 of 2026 – Agricultural Conservation Easements
MOU with Lancaster-Lebanon LICC
Children and Youth / Juvenile Probation Renewal Agreements
Office of Aging – Spooky Nook Sports Renewal Agreement
Meals on Wheels of Mount Joy Area Rate Increase
Planning Department Contract with Osmium Data, LLC
Adjournment
Board Appointment – Lancaster County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (Kyle Moore)
Renewal Agreement with AchieveIt Online, LLC
Renewal Agreement with Lexipol
Quitclaim Deed/Bill of Sale — Abandoned Bridge Structure
State Food Purchase Program Grant Agreement
Designation of CAP as Lead Agency for State Food Purchase Program
Voting record (6)
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Board Appointment – Lancaster County Housing & Redevelopment Authorities (Kyle Moore)
Wanted more time to review the applications before voting.
BHDS Renewal Agreements (Living Complete Technologies, Keystone Service Systems, WellSpan Philhaven, PeerStar)
Office of Aging – First Amendment to Shared Ride Transportation Services Agreement with SCTA
Information Technology – Renewal Agreement with ZOHO Corp.
Appointment of Anthony Panzino to Library System Board
Believed Carrie Rampp's IT executive experience was essential during the library system's statewide system migration.