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Commissioners approve contracts, hires and grants; table South Entrance MPDS permit
Summary
Lycoming County commissioners ratified a $2.6 million invoice, approved several personnel hires and professional services agreements, authorized grant applications and lease signatory authority, and voted to table a South Entrance MPDS permit pending financial review.
Lycoming County commissioners approved a slate of routine fiscal and contract items and directed additional review on a Department of Environmental Protection permit application at a public meeting.
Key approvals and amounts - Ratified payment of invoices due 04/02/2025 totaling $2,616,544.66, with funding sources cited in the record as approximately 80.17% from the general fund, 9.99% from other grants, 6.46% from RMS and 1.85% from escrow. The county moved and seconded acceptance and the motion passed by voice vote. - Accepted two bids for county cattle-grazing leases received for a solicitation: Lorsen Angus, $3,001, and Paul Haven Farms, $2,928; the county reviewed the two bids as part of the cattle-grazing contract record. - Approved personnel conditional offers of employment (subject to background check) for facilities management custodial workers Haley Phillips and Myana Samson (pay grade 3; hourly rates recorded in the meeting packet), and resource-management truck drivers Todd Shallow and Lewis Kamfer (pay grade 6; hourly rates recorded). Motions to approve personnel actions were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Grants, resolutions and contracts - Approved a RACP (Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program) grant application to the Office of Budget on behalf of Valley View for $2,500,000; the county will pass funds through for the project because the organization is not a municipality and cannot apply directly. The motion to approve the county's application was moved and seconded and carried. - Approved Resolution 2025-6 (authorizing a county official to sign lease documents under the cattle chute program) designating Matt Long as signatory for the cattle chute lease documents; motion passed by voice vote. - Approved Resolution 2025-7 to authorize auction of miscellaneous IT surplus equipment; motion passed by voice vote. - Approved a county subrecipient CAP agreement with Loyalsock for $100,000 for a sediment reduction project; the project was described as part of storm cleanup and MS4 work and the motion carried. - Approved Lecy Electric for labor and materials on a budgeted 2025 contract to support the county's backup 9-1-1 center and tower site (contract described as a 2025 budget item; contract dollar amount not specified in the meeting record).
Professional services and interpretation - Approved a professional-services agreement with attorney Elizabeth White for guardianship representation at $90 per hour, not to exceed $9,990.99 (budgeted). - Approved a professional-services agreement with attorney Patricia Shipman to represent the county when the public defender's office has a conflict at $90 per hour, not to exceed $25,000 (budgeted). - Approved a professional-services agreement with attorney Dan Stryer to provide representation when the public defender's office has a conflict at $90 per hour, not to exceed $9,909.99 (budgeted). - Approved a services agreement with Language Services Associates, Inc. for telephonic interpretation at $1.25 per minute, total not to exceed $1,950; the meeting record notes roughly 40% of that cost will be reimbursed by the state.
Project permits and tabled action County staff presented a PA Department of Environmental Protection MPDS permit for work at the South Entrance that would be required for soil disturbance exceeding one acre. The staff presentation listed three permit fees totaling $2,650 ($800 to the Commonwealth Clean Water, $500 to a Clean Water Fund for Lycoming County, and $13.50 to the Lycoming County Conservation District). Commissioner Cameron moved to table the permit submission to allow the county's financial team to review timing and fiscal impact; the motion to table was seconded and approved by voice vote.
Other notes from the record Several contract items were presented as budgeted items. For multiple agenda items the clerk or department head moved and a commissioner seconded; the record shows voice approvals ("Aye") with no recorded dissents. Where dollar caps or hourly rates were recorded in the meeting packet those figures are reflected here; if the packet listed an item but no dollar amount was read into the record the meeting transcript shows "not specified."
