Tioga County Commissioners: Operation Green Light for Veterans and the office year
The Tioga County Commissioners adopted a proclamation supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans on October 14, 2025, recognized the American Legion Leon O'Bryan Post 428 of Elkland for 100 years of service on April 14, 2026, and carried the Veterans Affairs office's staffing year - a service officer hired June 15, 2026, accredited July 31, 2026, and the director's retirement and promotion September 28, 2026.
Also called: Operation Green Light, green light, proclamation, American Legion, Leon O’Bryan Post 428, Elkland, Veterans Service Officer, Colten Beard, Jodi Stevens, Timothy Cleveland, Wellsboro, Wellsboro, Mansfield, Elkland, Knoxville, Westfield, Blossburg, Tioga, Covington.
The Board's record. The Commissioners' minutes of October 14, 2025 to the January 5, 2026 organizational meeting (13 files) were read whole, born-digital text. The veteran items:
- October 14, 2025: a proclamation "Supporting Operation Green Light for Veterans", reciting the county's "great respect, admiration, and the utmost gratitude for all the men and women who have selflessly served" and resolving that Tioga County seeks "to honor individuals who have made countless sacrifices for freedom by placing themselves in harm's way for the good of all" - the NACo campaign that lights courthouses green November 4-11.
- February 10, 2026: public comment by Quentin Gee, who "thanked District Attorney for her office's work; there is a need for a Veteran's court that is separate from the existing drug court".
- April 14, 2026: a motion "to recognize the American Legion Leon O'Bryan Post 428 of Elkland for 100 years of service", carried unanimously.
- June 9, 2026: the hire of Colten Beard, Veteran's Service Officer, $16.00/hr with benefits, effective 6/15/26.
- August 11, 2026: an increase of $1.50/hr for Beard "for receiving his accreditation from the Dept. of Veterans Affairs Office of General Council effective 7/31/26".
- September 8, 2026: the retirement of Timothy Cleveland, Director Veterans Affairs, effective 10/9/26, and the promotion of Jodi Stevens to Director at $55,000/yr effective 9/28/26.
No benefit was adopted, narrowed or repealed. The Board sits at the Tioga County Courthouse, 118 Main Street, Wellsboro.
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