County Officials

Lebanon County Commissioners

Robert J Phillips, Chairman (Second from right)
William E. Ames, Vice Chairman (Second from left)
Jo Ellen Litz, Secretary (Right)
Jamie A. Wolgemuth, Chief Clerk/County Administrator (Left)
David R. Warner, Jr., County Solicitor (Not Pictured)

Lebanon County
Myerstown Borough is a municipality in Lebanon County, which is one of 67 counties in Pennsylvania.  It is a county of the fifth class and governed by the Pennsylvania County Code.  The chief governing body of all counties, including Lebanon, is a three-member Board of County Commissioners.  The County Commissioners are vested with selective policy-making authority to provide certain local services and facilities on a county-wide basis.  Administrative powers and duties of county commissioners encompass registration and elections, assessment of persons and property, human services, emergency management, veterans’ affairs, appointment of county personnel and fiscal management, among others. 

Learn More
To learn more about the office of County Commissioner, check out the Manual for County Commissioners, published by the Pennsylvania Governor's Center for Local Government Services.  You can download a copy by clicking the link below.

MANUAL FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS (pdf)

To learn more about the office of County Chief Clerk or Administrator, check out the Manual for County Chief Clerks and Administrators, published by the Pennsylvania Governor's Center for Local Government Services.  You can download a copy by clicking the link below.

MANUAL FOR COUNTY CHIEF CLERKS AND ADMINISTRATORS (pdf)

To learn more about elected office in Pennsylvania local governments, check out the document entitled Elective Office in Local Government, published by the Pennsylvania Governor's Center for Local Government Services.  You can download a copy by clicking the link below.

ELECTIVE OFFICE IN LOCAL GOVERNMENT (pdf)