Lycoming County commissioners ratified accounts payable and approved multiple personnel actions and salary-board items at Thursday’s meeting.

Finance staff presented accounts payable totaling $1,957,806.63, with funding sources listed in the agenda packet: 53% from the general fund, 1.23% from ARPA, 3.48% from other grants, 40.12% from RMS and 2.18% from escrow. Commissioners approved payment by voice vote.

Personnel actions approved as conditional offers included hires and appointments across several departments: court hires (Karen Lindsay, law clerk, pay grade 12; Loretta Jetta Berrigan, court reporter, pay grade 9), district attorney special detective for DUI center (part-time), sheriff’s office administrative specialist, prerelease center resident supervisor, and multiple correctional officers. Start dates were listed in the agenda materials and presented as anticipated in July–September 2025. The board also ratified salary-board minutes from the June 26 salary-board meeting and approved reclassifications at the prison (clerk reclassifications and retitling to personnel assistant positions).

During discussion, staff said the prison remains understaffed, estimating the facility is “maybe 8 or 9 down” from full staffing. Commissioners and staff discussed recruitment efforts, including an employment ad airing on radio and signage at the prison; staff characterized the county benefits package as competitive.

All personnel and salary-board items were approved by motion and voice vote; the transcript did not record a roll-call vote count.