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Monroe County commissioners approve personnel changes, budget adjustments, grants and contracts in routine meeting
Summary
At its Jan. 15 meeting the Monroe County commissioners approved a package of routine items including rescinding a 2025 personnel listing, budget adjustments totaling $153,564, several grant authorizations and contract addenda, and reappointments to advisory boards.
Monroe County commissioners on Jan. 15 approved a series of routine administrative actions covering personnel, contracts, grants and budget adjustments.
The board voted by voice on multiple items: rescinding a previously adopted 2025 position and grid listing tied to the personnel agenda; approving personnel requests for additional hours in the sheriff's department; approving vouchers, payroll and health care benefit transfers; and ratifying travel and capital purchase reports. Commissioners also reappointed members to the AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP advisory council, acknowledged completed terms, and approved an amendment to an adoption assistant agreement to correct a date of birth.
Fiscal actions approved included a budget adjustment report dated Jan. 15 totaling $153,564 with transfers from capital reserve for parking deck improvements and assorted fund transfers to cover invoices and deductibles; approval of fund balances for the county liquid fuels fund and Act 44/Act 89 figures; payment to Superheat for $3,823.72 for emergency boiler repairs at the correctional facility; and ratification of a construction change order GC026 for $2,612.44. The board approved the current IRS mileage reimbursement rate of $0.70 per mile effective Jan. 1, 2025, and added vendors to the county vendor list as described in the agenda.
Grant and contract approvals included ratifying authorization for the grants manager to sign a fiscal‑year 2024 Intermediate Punishment Treatment Program (IPTP) contract totaling $89,999 (grant period 07/01/2024–12/31/2025); approving a mosquito‑borne disease control grant for $135,978 and authorizing the finance director to sign; ratifying a continuing county adult probation/parole grant (award number 2024GAD‑ST‑45500) totaling $110,386 for the period 07/01/2024–06/30/2025; and approving a second addendum with Prime Care Medical Inc. to expand medication‑assisted treatment (MAT) services at the county correctional facility if specified utilization thresholds are exceeded.
Other approved items included reappointing Taylor Munoz to the Housing Authority of Monroe County board through Dec. 31, 2029; approving transfers of specified funds from First National Bank to M&T Bank; and ratifying capital purchase reports totaling $1,935.26 and $1,334.35 for the district attorney and maintenance, respectively.
Votes at a glance (each item approved by voice unless otherwise noted): - Amend motion 2025‑4 (01/02/2025): Rescind adoption of the 2025 position and grid listing attached to the personnel agenda — outcome: approved. - Approve minutes of the Jan. 2, 2025 commissioners meeting — outcome: approved. - Personnel: approve and ratify requests to work additional hours in the sheriff's department — outcome: approved. - Approve vouchers payable, gross payroll and health care benefits transfers — outcome: approved. - Reappoint Norma Levine, Candia Palmer and Justin Ortiz to AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP advisory council through 12/31/2027; acknowledge completed terms of Carrie Weatherby, Emily Daley and Charles Khan — outcome: approved. - Amend adoption assistant agreement (motion 2024‑326 dated 10/16/24) to correct date of birth — outcome: approved. - Approve budget adjustment report (01/15/25) totaling $153,564 with listed transfers for capital reserve, emergency management, courts, and other departmental needs — outcome: approved. - Approve contracts for PFA defense/plaintiff advocates (Janet Catina and Deborah L. Huffman, Esq.) — outcome: approved. - Approve county liquid fuels/Act 44/Act 89 fund balances and payments, including $3,823.72 to Superheat and change order GC026 for $2,612.44 — outcome: approved. - Approve IRS mileage reimbursement rate $0.70 effective 1/1/25 — outcome: approved. - Ratify grants manager authorization to electronically sign IPTP contract (IPT P 43995) totaling $89,999 for 07/01/2024–12/31/2025 — outcome: approved. - Approve 2025 mosquito‑borne disease control grant $135,978 and authorize Finance Director Jennifer Barclay to sign — outcome: approved. - Ratify continuing county adult probation/parole grant award 2024GAD‑ST‑45500 totaling $110,386 for 07/01/2024–06/30/2025 — outcome: approved. - Approve and execute continuing of care rapid rehousing FY23 subrecipient contracts to Family Promise of the Poconos ($235,768) and Pocono United Way ($30,000) — outcome: approved (see separate article for details). - Reappoint Taylor Munoz to Housing Authority of Monroe County board through 12/31/2029 — outcome: approved. - Approve second addendum with Prime Care Medical Inc. to expand MAT services at Monroe County Correctional Facility (additional LPN/provider hours if thresholds exceeded) — outcome: approved. - Treasurer: approve transfers of specified funds from First National Bank to M&T Bank — outcome: approved. - Capital purchases and reports totaling $1,935.26 and $1,334.35 — outcome: approved.
The meeting also included a brief public comment about local events and the county's participation in the America250PA initiative. The session adjourned after approval of routine business.
