Wheatfield supervisors elect Jeff Smith as chairman
Wheatfield reorganizes with Jeff Smith as new chairman. The Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Jeff Smith as chairman and Phil Vogel as vice-chairman during an organizational meeting approving numerous staff appointments and salary adjustments. Rita Benner was reappointed as secretary and
misc · Meeting of February 2, 2026
PA WHEATFIELD — Wheatfield reorganizes with Jeff Smith as new chairman. The Board of Supervisors unanimously elected Jeff Smith as chairman and Phil Vogel as vice-chairman during an organizational meeting approving numerous staff appointments and salary adjustments. Rita Benner was reappointed as secretary and treasurer at $22 per hour.
The board raised part-time employee wages to $15 per hour for non-CDL positions and $18 per hour for CDL-certified roles, and increased mileage reimbursement from $0.70 to $0.725 per mile. The 2026 budget was reopened to increase highway maintenance, miscellaneous, and equipment-repair allocations totaling approximately $293,300.
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Source: the misc meeting of February 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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