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Planning staff listed several payment requests tied to CDBG and housing‑repair work: a $23,187.53 payment to Fuller Billing Group for completion of a homeowner rehab, an $1,204.75 CDBG publication invoice to the Amigo Tribune, a $21,400 reimbursement to the Foundation for Sustainable Force for land purchase in Sparta and Bluefield townships under an Act 13 environmental initiative grant, and an $11,411.72 reimbursement to the city of Titusville for code‑enforcement wages charged to CDBG funds. Staff also presented a $12,359.81 invoice to Moody and Associates for professional services on the Cambridge Springs demolition project and a pay application number 1 from O'Cross Paving LLC for $130,000 for the Admire Complex project (paid from the city of Titusville’s FY2023 CDBG funds).

Staff requested two mini‑grant payments: $2,335 to Food for Thought for purchase of food supplies and $15,000 to Crawford Area Transportation Authority for the CATA Go program and senior ride initiatives. Planning staff also requested ratification of several homeowner repair contracts and payments (including Sturdy Boots and Fuller Building Group) that were described as completed work under the whole‑home repair program.

To support county‑level administration of SATO activities, staff requested approval of intergovernmental cooperation agreements with local municipalities (packet listed Conneaut Lake Borough, Conneaut Township, Sadsbury Township and Union Township as participants) to prevent administrative gaps in land subdivision and recording at the local level. Staff also presented vendor contracts to support the county SATO: a not‑to‑exceed $8,000 contract with Civic Vanguard for GIS professional services to support a website deployment; a contingent contract with McDonald, Ilig, Jones & Bridal (legal services) pending solicitor review; and a planning and engineering contract with Michael Baker International, also contingent on solicitor review and both terminating in December 2026 per the packet.

Planning staff asked for ratification of additional payments tied to fairgrounds and road projects, including pay requests to Sootco Corporation and Shields Asphalt Paving, and asked that travel and conference requests for planning staff be ratified. Staff asked commissioners to approve a cooperation agreement with Allegheny College for completion and reporting of activities funded under an ARC grant for local industry training.

Planning staff described most of these items as funded by specific grants or municipal CDBG allocations. They asked the board to ratify the listed payments and approve the intergovernmental agreements and vendor contracts; no formal votes or roll‑call tallies were recorded in the work‑session transcript.

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Commissioner Sealy outlined the proposal, saying it would offer qualifying volunteers “up to 100% or $500 of their county tax liability as a refund, whichever is less.” He and other commissioners described the measure as an incremental step intended to help retain and recruit volunteers amid broader statewide staffing challenges.

Commissioner Sealy said the program would include qualification requirements and call‑response thresholds, and that municipal partners in the county have expressed interest in adopting similar incentives. He told the board the program would be effective next year to give time for implementation and recordkeeping procedures. Commissioners said chief officers at volunteer agencies would be responsible for maintaining records of service; Sealy noted the program would be subject to audit.

“...Heck, if you know you might get that $500 incentive, you might just roll out of bed one more time at 3 in the morning,” Commissioner Sealy said during the discussion.

Commissioners credited municipalities such as Westmead and Vernon for already offering similar tax credits and said a county program could serve as a catalyst for other local governments. Commissioners also discussed the fiscal tradeoffs of paying volunteers directly at the municipal level versus offering a county tax credit, and recognized the program is not a complete solution to the volunteer‑response shortfall.

The resolution was presented for adoption; commissioners discussed details but no formal adoption or roll call vote was recorded in the work‑session transcript. Staff asked that the resolution be finalized in writing and brought back for formal consideration.

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The request covered a series of provider contracts that Human Services said are for the same services and rates as the prior fiscal year in most cases, plus subscription and administrative items used by county programs. Human Services staff described one contract as intended to reimburse a “boundary spanner” position that coordinates services between behavioral health and criminal justice systems and said the county recently expanded that coordination to include the county jail.

The county reported the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) initial allocation for FY25‑26 as $864,396. Human Services staff said that is lower than last year’s initial allocation and noted the reduction compared with the FY24‑25 figure reported in the packet. Staff also said the county is switching to a single standard professional contract per provider for grant‑funded programs to ensure consistency across required regulations.

Staff listed a range of providers for renewal or continuation of contracts, including Adelphi Village; Youth Advocate Programs; Community Rising Therapy; Next Steps Therapy; Northwest Bridal County, IU 5; PA Connecting Communities; Positive Steps Therapy; United Community Independence Programs; Therapy House; and multiple individual professional contractors and vendors. For respite services, staff said the hourly rate will increase to $34.36 per hour to match ODP rates effective July 1, 2024; other provider rates were described as unchanged from FY24‑25.

Human Services also requested ratification of a subscription for the county’s children’s‑interview‑center database (NCA Track), which staff said is a budgeted, grant‑funded item; and presented a needs‑based plan and budget amendment certification statement for the county children and youth program for FY24‑25.

The packet included other funding details and small vendor items for Human Services. Commissioners asked no follow‑up questions during the work session. Staff requested approval for the full set of contracts and allocations; no formal vote or tally was recorded in the meeting transcript.

The actions, if approved by the commissioners at a later public vote or during the next session, would maintain continuity of services for eligible individuals with mental‑health diagnoses or criminal‑justice involvement and continue grant‑funded program operations.

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