Lancaster County is transitioning from two different agencies to both agencies under one umbrella now. I believe that acting Communications director Ann Weller will be stepping down after 40 plus years of continuous service to the county. Good luck to Mr Pasquale in his new position. Seems like he will be the perfect fit.
Time to get the show on the road and get the P25 II system up and running. They should have done that years ago when they were going to the P25 digital format. Now they are spending twice the amount of money to take care of something that should have been done properly years ago.
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Lancaster County commissioners have tapped the county’s former Emergency Management Agency director to lead the newly formed Public Safety Department, which will oversee three county agencies related to emergency response and preparedness.
Commissioners today are set to approve the appointment of Brian Pasquale, retroactive to his Monday start date. As public safety director, he will oversee the emergency management department, 911 communications and the county Public Safety Training Center, according to materials from a June Salary Board meeting.
The Public Safety Department and its leader will provide “an integrated vision with shared messaging, pooled resources, reduced redundancies and inefficiencies and increased opportunity for lateral and upward movement,” according to the Salary Board materials.
Pasquale, 55, came to Lancaster County government in February 2022 after nine years with Montgomery County, where he last served as chief science officer for that county’s public safety department, according to LinkedIn.
Pasquale has a varied background beyond that, remaining an active member of the U.S. Army Reserve after 38 years of service, according to LinkedIn, and holding doctorates in philosophy and public safety from Capella University.
At a commissioners work session Tuesday, Pasquale said his first steps in the new role will be to meet with staff from other departments now under his purview. He goes from overseeing 20 people in emergency management to about 100 in three departments, Pasquale said.
“There’s a lot of folks to get to know,” said Pasquale, noting he wants to create a shared vision of the joint department.
The prospect of creating the Public Safety Department had been in talks before this year, according to Commissioner Alice Yoder. In May, longtime director of 911 communications, Mike Weaver, announced his retirement.
It seemed like a good time “to rethink how we have better coordination, perhaps find some efficiencies within these departments,” Yoder said in June.
While individual municipalities are responsible for overseeing police and fire departments, counties play a leading role in coordinating emergency responses. In addition to operating 911 dispatch systems, Pennsylvania counties also lead preparations for natural disasters, nuclear meltdowns, terrorist attacks and pandemics.
County officials did not mention Pasquale’s starting salary Tuesday, but its minimum salary figure approved in June by the salary board was $97,780, with a maximum of $146,681.
Time to get the show on the road and get the P25 II system up and running. They should have done that years ago when they were going to the P25 digital format. Now they are spending twice the amount of money to take care of something that should have been done properly years ago.
Lancaster County Public Safety Director to be appointed
Lancaster County commissioners have tapped the county’s former Emergency Management Agency director to lead the newly formed Public Safety Department, which will oversee three county agencies related to emergency response
Lancaster County commissioners have tapped the county’s former Emergency Management Agency director to lead the newly formed Public Safety Department, which will oversee three county agencies related to emergency response and preparedness.
Commissioners today are set to approve the appointment of Brian Pasquale, retroactive to his Monday start date. As public safety director, he will oversee the emergency management department, 911 communications and the county Public Safety Training Center, according to materials from a June Salary Board meeting.
The Public Safety Department and its leader will provide “an integrated vision with shared messaging, pooled resources, reduced redundancies and inefficiencies and increased opportunity for lateral and upward movement,” according to the Salary Board materials.
Pasquale, 55, came to Lancaster County government in February 2022 after nine years with Montgomery County, where he last served as chief science officer for that county’s public safety department, according to LinkedIn.
Pasquale has a varied background beyond that, remaining an active member of the U.S. Army Reserve after 38 years of service, according to LinkedIn, and holding doctorates in philosophy and public safety from Capella University.
At a commissioners work session Tuesday, Pasquale said his first steps in the new role will be to meet with staff from other departments now under his purview. He goes from overseeing 20 people in emergency management to about 100 in three departments, Pasquale said.
“There’s a lot of folks to get to know,” said Pasquale, noting he wants to create a shared vision of the joint department.
The prospect of creating the Public Safety Department had been in talks before this year, according to Commissioner Alice Yoder. In May, longtime director of 911 communications, Mike Weaver, announced his retirement.
It seemed like a good time “to rethink how we have better coordination, perhaps find some efficiencies within these departments,” Yoder said in June.
While individual municipalities are responsible for overseeing police and fire departments, counties play a leading role in coordinating emergency responses. In addition to operating 911 dispatch systems, Pennsylvania counties also lead preparations for natural disasters, nuclear meltdowns, terrorist attacks and pandemics.
County officials did not mention Pasquale’s starting salary Tuesday, but its minimum salary figure approved in June by the salary board was $97,780, with a maximum of $146,681.
