The Centre Region Council of Governments

The Centre Region COG is governed by the General Forum, which is comprised of 32 elected officials from the six municipalities. In addition, there is a non-voting representative from Penn State University and a liaison from the local school district. Surprisingly, despite its large size, most General Forum votes are unanimous. In large measure, this consensus flows from the COG’s Committee system, which is designed to prepare recommendations to be developed on regional policy issues. Each municipality appoints one elected official to each of the COG Committees – Executive, Finance, Facilities, Human Resources, Parks Capital, Public Safety, Land Use and Community Infrastructure, and Climate Action and Sustainability.