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Council approves county community‑service waiver to host supervised service locally
Summary
After discussion and solicitor review, council authorized the municipality to sign a waiver allowing certain court‑ordered community service to be supervised in Sunbury; countywide partners expected to join.
Sunbury City Council voted to accept a county community‑service waiver form that will allow the municipality to act as a supervising body for court‑ordered community service performed in the city.
District Attorney O’Donnell and staff presented the waiver as a workaround to create a supervised community service program in the county. County officials had not provided a countywide supervisor; the waiver allows a municipality that signs to supervise nonviolent misdemeanor community service (including DUI and other eligible offenses) so that courts can order service locally.
The solicitor reviewed liability concerns with the district attorney and reported that they had conferred with county counsel; the city would require participants to sign a waiver of liability and would rely on municipal supervision (the transcript names Mr. Wojcakowski as a city supervisor for community service tasks). Council members voted in favor of accepting the waiver.
Council directed staff to coordinate with county partners and begin receiving court‑ordered community service placements once procedures and waivers are implemented. Participants said the program will help rehabilitate individuals and provide community benefit through supervised work assignments.
