Northumberland County supervisors approve roof change order after brief confusion over amount

The Northumberland County Board of Supervisors approved a change order in May 2025 to add plywood to a recently redone roof, though the meeting transcript records inconsistent figures for the final amount.

Speaker 2, a county staff member, told the board that the change order was "in the amount of $3,744" to cover "36 additional plywood sheets for the roof" after shingling work, and that the change increased the total project cost to $188,744. Speaker 1 then moved approval, saying, "I move that we approve," and the motion was seconded. During the exchange there was confusion over the precise dollar figure: one speaker said "$3,170," another said "$3,007.44," and one line read as "$33,007 44" before being corrected.

The board approved the change order by voice vote; members said "Aye" and there was no recorded "no" vote in the transcript. After the approval, Speaker 1 told the contractor or staff, "You can go ahead and proceed with that." The transcript does not record a separate roll-call tally for this item.

The transcript also records scheduling items: a public hearing was mentioned as scheduled "for the fifth at 6 PM," and later the board took a motion to carry over until June at 6 PM. The meeting transcript does not provide additional project documentation, a revised contract line item, or a signed change order in the public record.

Because the transcript records multiple, inconsistent numbers for the change-order amount, the county record should be consulted for the official change-order document or contract amendment to confirm the exact amount approved.