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Commissioners approve juvenile services contracts and add foster-care provider to consent agenda

2505033 · March 5, 2025

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Summary

The board approved probation office contracts including a fiscal services contract for alcohol highway safety classes, a $400,544 renewal with Central Counties Youth Center, renewal of the juvenile probation service grant, and added a $30,000 foster-care contract with Bethany Christian Services of Central PA to the consent agenda.

The Centre County Board of Commissioners approved multiple juvenile-services and probation-related contracts and added a foster-care services contract to the consent agenda.

Ryan, speaking for probation, requested approval of three items: a fiscal-services contract with Centre Helps to manage payroll and tax paperwork for alcohol highway-safety class instructors (estimated $3,375); the renewal of the Central Counties Youth Center (CCYC) contract, a 14-bed regional juvenile-detention agreement where Centre County is one of five owner counties (county share $400,544; state reimburses approximately 50 percent under the set reimbursement rate); and the renewal of the annual juvenile probation services grant to assist with staff salaries for the July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025 period.

The board approved Probation items 1–3 by voice vote. Later in the meeting, the board approved adding a contract with Bethany Christian Services of Central PA to provide foster-care services for dependent and delinquent youth (contract period July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025; total $30,000; state funding $24,000; county share $6,000) and approved the consent agenda, which included the Bethany contract.

Commissioners discussed regional usage of CCYC and noted Centre County is among the higher users of the facility; cost shares vary with days of use and a five-year rolling average determines county billing. The board approved the probation contracts and the consent agenda items by motion and voice votes.