Marburger

Butler County Treasurer Diane Marburger believes in innovation.

While in office, she developed an integrated system for dog, hunting and fishing licenses.

She said the system streamlined and improved the reporting of license sales.

Marburger cited a recent audit by the state auditor general which did not find a single discrepancy with any of the more than 100,000 licenses sold by the county treasury's office.

To keep bringing such innovative ideas to the county and because she likes her job, Marburger, 49, is seeking her third term in office.

She also set up a process to bid all of the county's general operating bank accounts to save money.

The county's daily's operating accounts have a 5 percent interest rate with longer term accounts earning a 5.25 percent rate with a yield of 5.38 percent.

"Both rates are very competitive given the current federal reserve rate of 5.25 percent," Marburger said.

As a member of the five-person county pension board, she has been helping oversee pension investment decisions.

Since becoming treasurer and a member of the pension board in 2000, she said she has helped pension fund assets grow from about $65 million to almost $100 million.

Marburger last year changed the monthly payment method for the county Children and Youth Services from a paper check payment to an electronic funds transfer payment via the Automated Clearing House. She said the resulting reduction of paper checks processed through county offices saves taxpayers money.

Upon Marburger's recommendation, the county commissioners last month approved the installation of an ATM cash dispenser in the government center lobby for the public's convenience.

Depending on the machine's use, it may generate revenue for the county.

Marburger is working on the implementation of a system for credit and debit card payments of county real estate taxes and delinquent taxes.

She said her job is to be a public servant before being a politician.

Marburger said if an official does the right thing every time, then every decision can be defended. However, Marburger said she does take one liberty her office — her dog, Daisy, gets the No. 1 dog tag in the county.

A 1975 Mars High School graduate, she received an associate's degree in business from Butler County Community College in 1980 and a degree in finance and management information systems from Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 1983.

A Republican committeewoman, Marburger lives in Adams Township with her husband, Gordon, and her two children, Madelynn, 18, and Reid, 14.