William B. Hawk, a supervisor for Lower Paxton Township, Dauphin County, was recently elected to serve as the president of the Pennsylvania State Association of Township Supervisors (PSATS).
Hawk was elected to the one-year term at the PSATS’ 96th Annual Educational Conference and Exhibit Show, which is the largest municipal event of its kind in the state. The conference attracted township officials from every county in Pennsylvania, with the exception of Philadelphia, which has no townships.
PSATS represents the commonwealth’s 1,454 townships of the second class, which cover 95 percent of Pennsylvania’s land mass and represents 5.5 million residents – more residents than any other type of political subdivision in Pennsylvania.
Hawk previously served as PSATS’ first vice president, second vice president, secretary-treasurer, and assistant secretary-treasurer. He’s also served as chairman and vice chairman of the Executive Board and currently serves on the PSATS’ Annual Conference Planning Committee. He is also the 2009 recipient of the Governor’s Award for Local Government Excellence.
Hawk has been a township supervisor since 1996, serves on the board of the Lower Paxton Township Authority and is the township’s delegate to the Earned Income Tax Collection Committee.