Centre County commissioners approved a contract addendum for the public defender's case-management software and moved several other vendor agreements and capital change orders to next week's consent agenda during the meeting.

The board unanimously approved an addendum with Abacus Data Systems (the county's case management software vendor for the public defender's office) to add cloud storage capacity through March, when the current contract expires. The public defender's office staff said the office was approaching capacity limits in cloud storage and sought a short-term amendment while they evaluate long-term vendor options.

The board voted to add a commissary contract renewal with Oasis Management Systems for the Centre County Correctional Facility to next week's consent agenda. County correctional staff said the agreement is a no-cost renewal paid through commission on commissary sales and would run from Jan. 1, 2026, through Dec. 31, 2030.

Separately, the board moved a proposed contract with Zelenkowski Axelrod (ZA) to next week's consent agenda. The engagement would provide an external review of internal control processes (accounts payable, credit-card use, accounts receivable and payroll) on a defined term running Oct. 1 through Sept. 30 and with a not-to-exceed amount of $75,000, county staff said.

On capital items, the board advanced four change orders to the Community Services Building project for vote next week. County staff said the projects convert a white-space lease area into offices for human-services tenants and add 26 parking spaces that require retaining walls and rock excavation. The change orders and amounts presented were: GM McCrossin lease-space renovation, $491,207.88; GM McCrossin demolition for 26 parking spaces, $432,009.37; Holstrup Clark Electric lease-space electrical work, $102,090; and Ainsworth HVAC work, $50,005.54. Staff said the additional parking is needed to serve tenants and the senior center.

The board also advanced three adult-services contract amendments to the consent agenda: an increase to the information-and-referral contract with Center Helps (to $123,372, fully state-funded), and two increases to Housing Transitions contracts for bridge/transitional housing and the coordinated-entry walk-in center (new totals of $69,617.41 and $62,664.90, respectively). County staff said the increases reflect higher demand and available state funding.

All items were either approved immediately (the Abacus addendum) or added to next week's consent agenda by unanimous voice vote.