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ALERT! Berks County South Campus Closed Monday, October 5: The Berks County South Campus will be closed to staff and the public on Monday, October 5, to complete a scheduled electrical utility project. The South Campus Building will be without power from 8 am to 5 pm while Met-Ed conducts this work. For safety reasons, no one will be permitted to enter or access the South Campus building for any reason between 8 am to 5 pm on October 5.

The County appreciates the public’s understanding and apologizes for any inconvenience this temporary closure may cause.

County of Berks – Press Release

News Date: Tuesday, December 13, 2022

County of Berks names new Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Chief Operations Officer
Reading, PA— 12/13/2022 — After a nearly six-month hiring process, the Berks County Commissioners on Tuesday announced the selection of the County’s new Chief Operations Officer and Deputy Chief Operations Officer. Current County Commissioner Kevin S. Barnhardt will take over the reins as COO from Ronald Seaman, who plans to retire in the spring of 2023. Larry Medaglia, the current Register of Wills, will be the new Deputy COO to work in tandem with Barnhardt. Since both men are elected officials, they plan to resign from their current positions in January to then work alongside Seaman for a few months before he retires.

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