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JUDGE OF COMMON PLEAS COURT
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Term: 10 years
Salary: $149,132
Duties: The Court of Common Pleas is primarily a trial court. Judges preside over matters such as adult and juvenile prosecutions, civil disputes involving property or money, divorce, custody, child support, adoptions, trusts and estates, guardianships, administrative hearings and appeals from decisions of district judges.
Tim McCune
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CLERK OF COURTS
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Term: 4 years
Salary: $53,813
Duties: Keeps all the criminal records of Common Pleas Court. Duties include docketing and recording cases, filing court decisions, issuing criminal bonds, taking bail, collecting court costs and paying witness fees.
No candidate filed
Lisa Weiland Lotz
43, Prospect
Background: Clerk of courts, 12 years; deputy clerk of courts, six years; district attorney's office, five years; B.S. in public administration.
Statement: Continuing to bring document imaging to the Court of Common Pleas by creating a computer backup image of every document filed in the court system proving to be a time-saver for many court offices and to also be prepared for an extraordinary event such as a fire or flood. From the computer image, the record can be converted to long-term microfilm storage for permanent preservation.
CONTROLLER
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Term: 4 years
Salary: $56,316
Duties: General supervision and control of county fiscal matters. Must pass on validity of all claims against the county.
No candidate filed
John R. McMillin Jr.
53, Zelienople
Background: B.A. economics, Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.B.A. accounting/finance, Youngstown State University; certified government financial manager; cost accountant and general accountant for 15 years in private sector; deputy Butler County controller, 1989-1993; Pennsylvania State Association of County Controllers, past president.
Statement: County spending is up 50 percent in five years time. One hundred twenty-five employees have been added to the county's payroll since 2000. The nursing home is losing $1 million annually. The issue in Butler County and across Pennsylvania is the coming property tax rebellion triggered by years of unrestrained spending at all levels of government.
CORONER
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Term: 4 years
Salary: $42,550
Duties: The coroner investigates deaths of suspicious or violent nature. When necessary, he orders autopsies and subpoenas witnesses for inquests. The coroner is required to issue a certificate if death occurs without medical attendance.
No candidate filed
William F. Young III
44, West Sunbury
Background: Coroner of Butler County, six years; licensed funeral director, 17 years; attended Butler County Community College; graduate, Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science; 12 years as deputy coroner; six years as elected coroner; seven years as a funeral director.
Statement: As Butler County coroner, I have consistently performed the duties of this office in a professional manner. My staff and I will continue to operate with efficiency, always displaying the utmost respect and dignity to the deceased and their families under the most difficult circumstances.
SHERIFF
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Term: 4 years
Salary: $53,813
Duties: The sheriff, as an officer of the court, serves writs, warrants, summons and other judicial documents, executes sheriff's sales and carries out orders of the county court.
No candidate filed
Dennis C. Rickard
56, Clinton Township
Background: B.A. Slippery Rock University, 1971; M.Ed., Slippery Rock University, August 1973; sheriff, 24 years; probation officer, six years; certified municipal police instructor; certified lethal weapons instructor; instructor of criminology, Indiana University of Pennsylvania and Butler County Community College.
Statement: No reply
JURY COMMISSIONER
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Term: 4 years
Salary: $12,515
Duties: The jury commissioners (two to be elected, one from each party) annually prepare lists of qualified persons from which are drawn names for jury duty.
Democrat Clinton A. Bonetti and Republican Dorothy R. Bupp are unopposed.
