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Lycoming County commissioners approve routine contracts, personnel changes and grant amendments
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved invoices, personnel appointments, contract extensions and several grant or subrecipient amendments during its Feb. 20 meeting. A bottled-water vendor agreement was tabled pending further discussion; a series of other routine contracts and grant actions passed unanimously.
Lycoming County commissioners on Feb. 20 ratified routine invoices, multiple personnel actions and several contract and grant amendments as part of the meeting’s consent business.
Officials presented invoices due through Feb. 26 totaling $1,618,373.96 for ratification; commissioners approved the accounts-payable ratification. The salary board approved minutes from Feb. 6 and a set of personnel changes: deletion of a part-time victim-witness coordinator position and creation of a full-time victim-witness coordinator (adult), and placing one assistant district attorney position on hold so budgeted funds could cover the additional victim-witness coordinator salary and benefits. Commissioners also approved a temporary bonus structure for the Department of Public Safety (DPS): a six-month bonus of $60 per shift for the eligible position(s) as described in the staff report.
The board approved multiple employment and personnel actions presented as conditional offers subject to background checks and standard employment conditions. Appointments and promotions included Jenny Picciano as director of Planning and Community Development at $89,520 annually (effective 02/16/2025) and other hires summarized in the meeting packet.
Other approved items included contract extensions and amendments across county departments: a four‑year preventative maintenance/warranty coverage for one certified voting-system scanner; approval of amendment No. 2 to a subrecipient ARPA agreement with Jersey Shore Area Joint Water Authority extending the termination date to Sept. 30, 2025 (no change in funding); and multiple professional-services and maintenance contract extensions (quality air mechanical, Cummins Inc., Professional Petroleum Service Company, Equipment Depot of Pennsylvania, ICON Fire and others) to allow time for rebidding or to maintain service continuity.
The board accepted Resolution 2025-4 to accept donated power tools from Washington Township for use by the pre-release center and renewed an agreement with Diane Welch to provide a GED program at $7,000 per year for the pre-release center. The board also ratified a grant award for county victim-witness services in the amount of $122,201 and approved a small addendum to the county’s digital assurance/storage processes with an ongoing $500 annual cost related to federal data-transparency requirements.
A proposed amendment to a bottled-water agreement (vendor described in the packet) was tabled after commissioners asked for a broader discussion about which departments should pay for bottled water versus paying from taxpayers’ funds; staff committed to follow up.
The board approved a CDBG reallocation: $1,837.30 moved from a completed Montoursville curb-cut project (Phase 4) to a new curb-cut project (Phase 5). It also approved a no‑cost time extension for the regional solid-waste plan consultant (Barton LeJudas) through December 2025 and an MOU with Hebron Township for demolition of a flood‑damaged, repetitive‑loss property.
Votes at a glance
- Ratify accounts payable through 02/26/2025 ($1,618,373.96): approved unanimously. - Salary board minutes (02/06/2025): approved unanimously. - Salary board personnel changes (delete part‑time victim‑witness coordinator; add full‑time victim‑witness coordinator): approved unanimously. - Place assistant district attorney position on hold and reallocate funds to victim‑witness coordinator: approved unanimously. - DPS temporary bonus structure ($60 per shift; six months): approved unanimously. - ARPA subrecipient agreement amendment #2 – Jersey Shore Area Joint Water Authority (extend termination date to 09/30/2025): approved unanimously. - Preventative maintenance/warranty coverage for voting scanner (4 years): approved unanimously. - Digital assurance/storage addendum: approved unanimously ($500 annual cost stated by staff). - Grant award ratification – victim witness services grant: approved unanimously ($122,201). - Resolution 2025-4 (accept donation of power tools from Washington Township): approved unanimously. - Renewal: Diane Welch GED instructor agreement ($7,000): approved unanimously. - Cummins Inc. agreement extension (6 months): approved unanimously. - Professional Petroleum Service Company extension (through 12/31/2027): approved unanimously. - Equipment Depot of Pennsylvania extension (through 03/31/2025): approved unanimously. - ICON Fire and other facilities repairs (flow switch, valve packing, elevator refurbishing): approved unanimously. - CDBG reallocation – Montoursville curb-cut ($1,837.30): approved unanimously. - Barton LeJudas amendment (regional solid-waste plan) – no-cost time extension to Dec. 2025: approved unanimously. - MOU with Hebron Township for demolition of one property: approved unanimously.
One item was tabled: an amendment to a county bottled‑water agreement (tabled for further discussion with facilities/finance staff).
The board announced its next meeting for Thursday, Feb. 27.
