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Lycoming County approves multiple contracts, IT purchases and service agreements; one prison water contract tabled
Summary
The commissioners approved a package of contracts and purchases ranging from liability insurance and pharmacy services to IT network hardware and prison service contracts; a proposed purchase for bottled water and dispenser service at the prison was tabled for further review.
Lycoming County commissioners on April 23, 2025, approved several contracts, service agreements and capital purchases across departments and ratified routine maintenance agreements. Commissioners approved insurance and vendor contracts, purchased network hardware, and authorized maintenance agreements for county facilities. One prison water-service contract was tabled for further review.
Key approvals included:
- A $2,270 annual liability insurance policy for White Deer Golf Management, LLC (Hartman Group). The board approved the payment as a 2025 budgeted item.
- A professional services agreement with Benicard (county pharmacy provider) as a 2025 budgeted item; county staff said final language had been negotiated and the commissioners approved the agreement.
- A professional services agreement with attorney Robert Hoffa to represent a defendant in a homicide-related case at $125 per hour, not to exceed $100,000; the item was described as a conflict-counsel assignment that will span multiple years and is to be funded from the county’s existing allocation for conflict and homicide counsel.
- A services agreement with Marybeth Bergen Gallagher for sign-language interpretation at $80 per hour, not to exceed $9,999.99; staff said roughly 40% of the cost is reimbursable by the state student program referenced in the meeting.
- Several facility and maintenance agreements: Honey Dipper portable toilets for the Lycoming County Farm at $80 per month through November (approved); a facade payment to Anthony Bisco for completed work (commissioners approved payment from contingency funds; transcript discussion did not specify the final approved amount and staff said part of the work was terminated); and a maintenance agreement with Johnson Controls Fire Protection for the courthouse (approved).
- Prison services and supplies: the board reviewed and approved a service renewal with Hoessler and Decker Corp for the prison allergen control system for up to $2,360 and approved a three-year chiller maintenance agreement (Vacant Applied) totaling $21,240 over three years. A proposed contract to provide bottled water and dispenser service (Timewater) to prison posts drew discussion about whether the county should provide 16.9-ounce bottles or a five-gallon dispenser system; the commissioners voted to table that item and asked the prison to explore using prison surplus funds and to check solicitor and auditor guidance.
- IT and communications purchases presented by county IT staff (approved and budgeted in the 2025 budget): purchase of five networking devices for $24,713.75; purchase of 15 network devices for $74,141.25; ratification of a Marco fax solution subscription at a reduced monthly rate (final monthly amount presented as approximately $201 per month after negotiation); and purchase of two network core switches for $44,742.14. Staff said discounts on hardware reduced costs on several line items.
All actions on these items were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted. The Timewater water-service contract (prison bottled water/dispenser) was tabled for additional review.
