Bloomsburg Town Council Members:
Toni Bell
Term Expires: 12/31/23
Bonnie Crawford
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Bonnie is a teacher, musician and works for the Traveling Library. She volunteers in the community, is a member of PEO and the Coalition for Social Equity, and is Chair of the TreeFest committee, which raises money for BTE. She is currently a member of Planning Commission. Bonnie and her husband are the proud parents of two sons.
Vince DeMelfi
Term Expires: 12/31/23
James Garman
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Jim retired from Autoneum (formerly Magee Carpet Co.) He currently enjoys his camper and the great outdoors. He has also been a woodworker for many years, and now he is doing a lot of scroll sawing. Jim has been married to his wife Frances Garman for 47 years.
James Huber
Term Expires: 12/31/23
Retired Bloomsburg University Sociology Professor, Wood Sculptor
Justin Hummel
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Mayor
William Kreisher (570)784-7123,ext. 133
Term Expires: 12/31/21
Mayor Bill Kreisher is a trial attorney with Kreisher Marshall Associates in Bloomsburg. He has served as President of the local Bar Association and is licensed to practice before the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania.
From 1992 to 2000 he was elected District Attorney of Columbia County.
He is a member of many local organizations and an Army veteran who served as a lieutenant in the Military Police and was awarded the Air Medal for more than 25 combat missions in the Birddog reconnaissance aircraft in 1967.
He attended undergraduate school at Harvard and Dickinson and obtained his Juris Doctorate Degree in 1971.
He was elected Mayor in 2018 after serving for 9 years on Town Council.
He and his wife Donna celebrated their 50th Anniversary and have four children, the oldest being Marianne; an Attorney and President of the Bloomsburg School Board, Carol; a Chemist on the staff at Bucknell University, Benjamin; a Respiratory Therapist at Geisinger Medical Center and Michael; a CNA at Maria Joseph Manor. His children and grandchildren live in the Town of Bloomsburg.
Bloomsburg Town Council holds their regular meetings on the Second and Fourth Monday of each month with the exception of holidays. Meetings begin at 7:00pm at Town Hall, 301 E. Second Street, Second Floor in the Council Chambers. The public may attend any council meeting. If you would like to be placed on the beginning of the agenda as a “Citizen to be Heard”, please contact Town Hall at (570) 784-7703, by 12:00 p.m. on the Friday prior to the meeting. If you have comments or questions about a specific item on the agenda, you may ask a question during that item’s review, during the meeting. If you would like to address Council with an item that is not on the agenda you will have the opportunity to be heard at the end if the meeting. If you read a prepared statement at the meeting, please bring an extra copy so it may be inserted into the meeting minutes. If you should need special accommodations to attend any meeting, please contact Town Hall at (570) 784-7703.
2020 Meeting Dates:
January 6, January 27, February 10, February 24, March 19, March 23, April 13, April 27, May 11, June 8, June 22, July 13, July 27, August 10, August 24, September 14, October 12, October 26, November 9, and December 14
Town Council is made up of six members and the presiding officer, the Mayor. The terms of the Mayor and Council members are four years, with three elected every two years. It is generally felt that this form of government is superior in a number of respects to that provided for the boroughs. Council members are elected at large and they feel that they are serving the entire municipality, rather than giving undue attention to the special interests of the ward that elected them. The Mayor, who is President of the Council, presides at all meetings. Furthermore, being a member, the Mayor participates in all discussions and has a vote on all questions, but does not have a veto. All of these provisions differ from the Borough Code.
