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  2. Government

    1. Elected Officals/Offices
      1. Board of Commissioners
        1. Energy Savings
        2. Budget
        3. Board of Commissioners Agenda/Meeting Minutes
        4. Board of Commissioners - Salary Board Agenda
        5. Ordinances
        6. Resolutions
        7. Proclamations
        8. 2019 County Meeting Schedule (PDF)
        9. 2019 Holiday Schedule (PDF)
        10. 2020 Holiday Schedule (PDF)
        11. Open Records Request
          1. Appeal of Denial & Judicial Appeal
          2. Fee
          3. Record Creation & Redaction
          4. Request for Public Records
        12. County Policies
      2. Controller
        1. Centre County Financial Reports
        2. Fraud Hotline
          1. Fraud Hotline Complaint Form
          2. Fraud Hotline FAQ
      3. Coroner
        1. Open Records Act of 2008 Protocol
      4. District Attorney
        1. Attorney Profiles
        2. Criminal Court
        3. Discovery Process (PDF)
        4. Forms
        5. Drug Forfeiture Account
        6. Links
        7. Integrity Unit
        8. Right to Know Law Requests
        9. Victim Witness Office
          1. Adult Criminal Justice System
          2. Frequently Asked Questions
          3. Links
          4. Protection From Abuse Order
          5. Recovering Financial Loss
          6. Services Provided to Crime Victims
          7. Victim Impact Statements
          8. Victim Bill of Rights
          9. Victim Responsibilities
        10. Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Award
        11. Drug Forfeiture Community Grant Application
      5. Jury Commissioners
      6. Prothonotary & Clerk of Courts
        1. Family Law
          1. Custody Forms
          2. Divorce Forms
        2. Fee Schedule
        3. Forms
        4. Resources
        5. Passports
      7. Recorder of Deeds
        1. Web Information Access (WEBIA)
        2. Homeowners Guide
          1. Frequently Asked Questions
        3. Realty Transfer Tax Rates
        4. Recorder of Deeds Fee Bill
        5. Simplifile
      8. Register of Wills & Clerk of Orphans' Court
        1. Account Filing Dates
        2. Fee Schedule (PDF)
        3. Forms
        4. Marriage Licenses
          1. Marriage License Worksheets
          2. Marriage License Guidelines
          3. Marriage License Statistics
          4. Officiants for Civil Ceremonies
        5. What's New
      9. Sheriff
        1. License to Carry Firearms
        2. License to Sell Firearms
        3. Precious Metals
        4. Protection From Abuse (PFA)
        5. Senior Check-In Program
        6. Service Fees
        7. Sheriff's Sale
      10. Treasurer
        1. Centre County Hotel Room Tax Information
        2. Important Information for Local Hunters! (PDF)
        3. Dog Licenses
        4. Dog License Locations
    2. Administration Services
      1. Elections & Voter Registration
        1. Congressional / Senate / Leg. Districts
        2. Election Dates
        3. Election Guide
          1. Absentee Ballots
          2. Emergency Absentee Ballots
          3. What to Expect at the Polls
          4. When Elections Are Held
        4. Election Notices
        5. Election Results
        6. Political Boundaries Map
        7. Polling Place Locator
        8. Polling Places
        9. Sample Ballots
        10. Voter Count
        11. Register to Vote
        12. Election Related Forms
        13. Campaign Finance
      2. Facilities Management
      3. Financial Management
        1. 2019 Budget (PDF)
        2. 2018 Budget (PDF)
      4. GIS
        1. Open Data
        2. Data & Map Prices
        3. Data Policy
        4. Web Information Access
        5. Online Mapping Websites
        6. USGS Topo Map Download
        7. Maps
        8. Magisterial District Court Finder
      5. Human Resources
        1. Job Openings
        2. How to Apply
        3. Benefits
        4. Holiday Calendar
        5. EEO Plan
        6. Employer Notices
        7. Contact Us
      6. Information Technology Services
        1. Cybersecurity Awareness Tips
        2. Secure IT
        3. Own IT
        4. Protect IT
      7. Planning & Community Development
        1. 2020 Census
        2. Agriculture
          1. Agricultural Land Preservation Board
            1. Agendas & Minutes
          2. Agricultural Security Areas (ASA)
          3. Farmland Preservation
          4. PACE Program
        3. Community & Economic Development
          1. Community Development Block Grant Program
          2. Community Revitalization
          3. Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program
          4. Grant Writing Opportunities
          5. Underutilized Site Inventory
        4. Data & Maps
          1. 2000 Population
        5. Gypsy Moth Program
        6. Housing
          1. Assisted Housing
          2. Assisted Housing Inventory
          3. Fair Housing
          4. First Time Home Buyer Program
          5. Housing Studies
          6. Inclusionary Housing
        7. Mosquito Disease Control
        8. Municipal Ordinances
        9. Natural Gas Industry Information
          1. Act 13 Fund Usage Reports
          2. Guideline Documents
          3. Act 13 Grant Programs
          4. Act 13 Natural Gas
          5. Act 13 Webinars
          6. Local Municipality Responsibilities & Forms
          7. Maps
          8. Unconventional Gas Well Registration
        10. Planning Commission
          1. Agendas & Minutes
        11. Publications
          1. Annual Reports
          2. Building Permit Reports
          3. Comprehensive Plans
          4. Natural Heritage Inventory (PDF)
          5. Other Plans
          6. Presentations
          7. Subdivision & Land Development Reports
        12. Recreational Resources
          1. Beech Creek Greenway Plan
          2. Bellefonte Central Rail Trail
          3. Bellefonte to Milesburg Trail Study
          4. Centre County Recreation & Greenway Plan
          5. Clinton County Greenway & Open Space Plan
          6. Nittany & Bald Eagle Valleys Greenway/Bikeway
          7. Penns Valley Rails-To-Trails Program
          8. Spring Creek Study: Phase II
        13. Resources
        14. Staff
        15. Subdivision & Land Development
          1. SALDO Ordinance
          2. Supplemental Ordinances
        16. Transportation Resources
        17. UCC Board of Appeals
      8. Records Management
        1. Historical Records Imaging Project
      9. Risk Management
      10. Weights & Measures
        1. Consumer Alerts
        2. Laws & Procedures
        3. Sale of Firewood in Pennsylvania
    3. Conservation Services
      1. Conservation District
        1. Agriculture
          1. Chesapeake Bay Program
        2. Projects for bids
        3. Awards
        4. Calendar
        5. Dirt Gravel and Low Volume Roads
        6. Erosion & Sediment Control
          1. Erosion & Sediment Control Plans (E&S Plans)
            1. PA Department of Environmental Protection Erosion & Sediment Pollution Control Manual, 3/2012
          2. NPDES Permits for Construction Activities
            1. NPDES Forms
          3. Timber Harvesting
        7. Stream Permits
        8. History
        9. Newsletters & Annual Report
        10. Conservation District Board
        11. Staff Directory
        12. Watersheds & Education
          1. Environmental Organizations in Centre County
          2. Watershed News
          3. Education Resources
            1. Environmental Organizations in Centre County
            2. Education Materials
            3. Centre County Envirothon
      2. Penn State Extension
    4. Criminal Justice Services
      1. Correctional Facility
        1. Central Booking
        2. FAQ
        3. History
        4. Inmate Information
        5. Inmate Programs
        6. Inmate Accounts
        7. Inmate Listing
        8. Links
        9. Visitation Information
        10. Work Release
        11. PREA Resources
        12. Mail Information
        13. Reentry Resources
      2. Criminal Justice Planning
        1. Centre County Justice Advisory Board (CJAB)
        2. Centre County Crisis Intervention Team (CIT)
        3. Centre County Reentry Coalition
        4. Heroin & Opioid Prevention & Education (HOPE)
        5. Centre County Stepping Up Initiative
      3. Public Defender
        1. Available Services
        2. How to Apply
        3. Representation
        4. Public Defender Annual Report 2018 (PDF)
    5. Human Services
      1. Adult Services
        1. Food Pantries
        2. Homemaker Services
        3. Housing
        4. Toys for Tots
        5. Case Management
      2. Aging
        1. RSVP (Retired and Senior Volunteer Program)
          1. For Partners
          2. For Volunteers
          3. Newsletter [PDF]
          4. Volunteer Handbook
          5. Nexus Pen Pal Program
          6. Telephone Touch Reassurance Program
          7. Partners List
          8. Volunteer Tax Preparers
          9. Centre County Senior Environment Corps
        2. Farmers' Market Voucher Program (PDF)
        3. Food Pantry and Shelter Information (PDF)
        4. Help with Medicare (PDF)
        5. Help with Prescriptions (PDF)
        6. Housing (PDF)
        7. In Home Providers (PDF)
        8. Legal (PDF)
        9. Long Term Care Cost Information (PDF)
        10. Medication Drop Box Locations (PDF)
        11. Mental Health (PDF)
        12. Property Tax/Rent Rebate (PDF)
        13. Resource Guides
          1. Aging Resource Guide (PDF)
          2. Housing Resource Guide (PDF)
          3. Mental Health Resource Guide (PDF)
        14. Scams, What to Do (PDF)
        15. Senior Centers
        16. Short-Term Financial Assistance Information (PDF)
        17. Transportation (PDF)
        18. Documents and Forms (PDF)
        19. Equipment Information (PDF)
        20. Four Year Strategic Plan 2016 - 2020 (PDF)
      3. Children & Youth Services
        1. Foster Care Program
        2. Ethel Beaver Fund
        3. Independent Living
        4. Internships
      4. Drug & Alcohol
      5. Early Intervention
      6. Intellectual Disability
      7. Mental Health
      8. Transportation Office
      9. Veterans' Affairs
        1. Agent Orange Exposure
        2. DAV Transportation
        3. County Holiday Schedule
    6. Judiciary
      1. Court Administration
        1. 2019 Court Calendar
        2. 2020 Court Calendar
        3. District Judges
          1. Magisterial District Judge Steven Lachman
          2. District Judge Carmine W. Prestia
        4. Forms
      2. Domestic Relations
        1. Outstanding Bench Warrants
        2. Child Support
          1. How to Make Child Support Payments
          2. How to Obtain Child Support
          3. Options to Receive Child Support Payments
        3. Fee Schedule
        4. PA Child Support Website
        5. PACSES IVR Phone System
      3. Probation & Parole
        1. Centre County Adult Drug Court Program
        2. Centre County DUI Court Program
        3. Juvenile Services
      4. Court Media Information
    7. Property & Taxes
      1. Tax Assessment
        1. Address Changes
        2. Appeal Procedures
        3. Clean & Green
        4. Homestead/Farmstead Tax Relief Act of 2006
        5. Municipal Directory
        6. Tax Collectors (PDF)
        7. Property Types (PDF)
        8. Real Estate Millage (PDF)
        9. Simplifile
        10. WEBIA (Web Information Access)
      2. Tax Collection & Tax Claim
        1. Tax Collectors (PDF)
        2. Upset Tax Sale (PDF)
        3. Judicial Sale (PDF)
    8. Public Safety/Emergency Services
      1. Emergency Communications & 9-1-1
        1. Addressing
          1. Post Office (PDF)
          2. Troubleshooting GPS Units (PDF)
        2. CodeRed (PDF)
        3. 911 Celebrates 25 Years (PDF)
        4. Dispatcher Employment: Full Information
          1. 911 Application Process
        5. Emergency Services Directory
        6. Forms & Links
        7. New World CAD Info
        8. Residential Emergency Response Form
        9. Standard Operating Procedures
        10. Street Name Search
        11. Texting 911
        12. Law Enforcement Radio Numbers (Private)
      2. Emergency Management Agency
        1. Emergency Operations Plan
        2. Emergency Preparedness
        3. Flood Insurance Study
        4. Flood Safety Information (PDF)
        5. Hazard Mitigation Plan
        6. Links
        7. Local Emergency Management Coordinators
        8. Tier II Invoice
        9. LEPC
          1. About LEPCs
          2. Chemical Emergencies
          3. Chemicals in Your Home
        10. Templates
        11. Special Needs Registry
          1. Special Needs Survey
        12. Staff
        13. Unconventional Gas Well Registration
        14. Unconventional Well Account Confirmation
        15. Unconventional Well Pages
    9. Department Listing A-Z
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    3. FAQs
    4. Holiday Calendar
    5. Jobs
    6. News
    7. Road Closures
    8. Schools
    9. Visitors
    10. Weather
    11. Google Translate Policy
    12. Economic Development
      1. Entrepreneur Centre
      2. Local Economic Development Organizations
      3. County Government
    13. Governmental Resources
      1. Agendas & Minutes
      2. Authorities, Boards & Commissions
        1. Authorities & Councils
          1. Aging Advisory Council
          2. Airport Authority
          3. Drug & Alcohol Planning Council
          4. General Authority
          5. Hospital Authority
          6. Industrial Development Authority
          7. Recycling & Refuse Authority
          8. RSVP Advisory Council
        2. Boards
          1. Agricultural Land Preservation Board
          2. Conservation District Board
          3. MH/ID/EI Advisory Board
        3. Commissions & Committees
          1. Children & Youth Services Advisory Commission
          2. Planning Commission
      3. First-Time Homebuyers Program
      4. Municipal Directory
        1. Federal & State Offices
        2. Legislative Districts
        3. Planning Regions
        4. School Districts
      5. Procurement Opportunities
      6. Public Information
      7. Right to Know
        1. Appeal of Denial & Judicial Appeal
        2. Fee
        3. Record Creation & Redaction
        4. Request for Public Records
      8. State, Federal & Local Resources
      9. Web Information Access (WEBIA)
    14. Emergency Safety Resources
      1. CodeRed (PDF)
      2. Report an Overdose & Save a Life - Call 911 (PDF)
    15. Heroin & Opioid Prevention & Education (HOPE)
    16. Mental Health Conversation
    17. 2020 Requested Budget
    18. Natural Gas Information
    19. Vehicle Fee For Local Use Reports
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  4. How Do I

    1. Apply For
      1. Boards & Commissions
      2. Child Support
      3. Jobs
      4. Passport
      5. Protection from Abuse Order
    2. Vote
      1. Absentee Ballot
      2. Polling Places
      3. Register to Vote
    3. Register For
      1. E-Notifications
      2. Hotel Room Tax
      3. Unconventional Gas Well Registration
    4. Get a License
      1. Dog License
      2. Hunting or Fishing License
      3. License to Carry Firearms
      4. Marriage License
      5. Small Games of Chance License
    5. Contact
      1. County Commissioners
      2. Elected Officials
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  5. Feature Links

    1. Commissioners' Agendas and Minutes
    2. Job Openings
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