At a Washington County Board of Commissioners meeting, commissioners approved multiple contracts, grants, provider agreements, a county solicitor contract and an oil-and-gas lease, and rejected one group of bids. Most items were approved on roll call with the three voting commissioners recorded as voting yes.

The actions cover infrastructure, public safety technology, human services, behavioral-health provider contracts, county legal services and a 100% federally funded change order to a bridge replacement project. The approvals authorize spending from a mix of state, federal and settlement funds; where the county budget will cover costs, the clerk’s summary said no additional accounting funds were required.

The meeting followed the board’s routine roll-call votes and agenda process. Chief Clerk (title used in meeting) presented the bulk of items; staff and outside presenters described each contract or agreement to commissioners before the roll-call votes.

Key approvals included: the planning commission’s revised scope and increased cost for the Chartiers No. 64 bridge replacement project — an increase of $119,125.50 for a total project cost of $613,627.54, described as 100% federally funded; the rejection of all submitted bids for workers’ compensation services followed later by approval of a 2025 workers’ compensation services agreement with Excalibur Investment Services Inc. at the board’s request; and approval of an oil-and-gas lease with Range Resources Appalachia LLC for 5.76 acres in Donegal Township.

The board approved a one-year contract with Sweat Law Offices to serve as the county solicitor effective Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2025; a PEMA grant of $46,970 for Washington County’s NG 911 GIS post-migration project; and a PennDOT reimbursement agreement providing $900,000 to the county for rehabilitation of Tunnel No. 4 in Buffalo Township, with construction to be fully state-funded and a local match required for preconstruction activities. Approval of the PennDOT agreement also designated signing authority to the chairman.

Several human-services and behavioral-health contracts were approved or amended: provider agreements for children and youth services totaling $675,000 for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025; a year-end contract adjustment with Center for Community Resources, Inc., increasing the contract authorization to $1,119,925 for July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024; a provider agreement addendum with Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Inc., described in the clerk’s summary as increasing the contract authorization (amount in the transcript appears to be corrupted and is set out in the meeting record); a Chatham University agreement for intellectual-disability services in the amount of $36,062 for July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025; and an early-intervention coordination contract with the Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, Inc., for $5,000 covering Jan. 1–June 30, 2025.

Other approvals included county information-technology and public-safety maintenance and licensing agreements: Informix and software upgrades with RBA Professional Data Systems (line items in the clerk’s summary total $23,614.42, $4,911.50 and $4,318.43 as listed in the clerk’s presentation); a radio-console maintenance agreement from Mavtech for $73,487.93 to be paid from state-collected surcharge funds; a logging-recorder maintenance agreement from Eventime for $26,950 paid from the same fund; a court case-management system agreement with Thomson Reuters for $385,875 paid from the capital fund; a renewal of CDW‑G licensing for netmotion at $31,650 paid from the public-safety operating budget; and a cloud-based records-management renewal for the district attorney at $86,136 to be paid from PCCD grant funds.

The board approved multiple vendor/provider agreements for county programs: an animal-control services contract for Mingo Creek, Cross Creek and 10 Mile Creek parks and the Panhandle Trail with Kimberly Secrete (listed at $400 per month, service period Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025); renewal of the employee-assistance program with Gateway Rehabilitation Center doing business as Productivity Partners at $19,419.97 for 2025; video editing and production services for the Road to Recovery Symposium at $150 per hour not to exceed 7 hours paid from opioid settlement funds; and a memorandum of understanding with Monongahela Valley Hospital d/b/a Penn Highlands Mon Valley for participation in the 340B drug-pricing program beginning Jan. 9, 2025, with no county funds required.

Personnel and committee actions included a motion to add the name of a new chairman to the LSA review committee and the appointment of Mark Hargitag (transcript: “Mark Hargitag Hargitag, excuse me”) as chairman to that review committee. Staff member Keith Clark asked the board to amend the list to add the new chairman; he said, "I would like to ask the board's approval to amend the script to add the name of the new chairman to the LSA review committee. If it's okay with the board, I'd like to." The motion to add the item and the appointment both passed on roll call.

The chief clerk announced the next regular meeting will be at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, and that all county offices will be closed Monday, Jan. 20, 2025, in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Votes at a glance (each item passed unless otherwise noted):
- Chartiers No. 64 bridge replacement revised scope and additional $119,125.50 (total $613,627.54) — approved (roll call: Maggi, Janice, Sherman recorded yes).
- Reject all submitted bids for workers’ compensation services — approved (roll call: Maggi, Janice, Sherman yes).
- Approve Excalibur Investment Services Inc. for workers’ compensation services (2025 rate schedule) — approved (roll call: Massey/Maggi, Janice, Sherman yes).
- Appoint Mark Hargitag as chairman to LSA review committee — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Oil-and-gas lease with Range Resources Appalachia LLC for 5.76 acres in Donegal Township — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- County solicitor contract with Sweat Law Offices (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- PEMA grant of $46,970 for NG 911 GIS post-migration — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- PennDOT reimbursement agreement, $900,000 for Tunnel No. 4 rehabilitation (state-funded construction; local match for preconstruction) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Animal-control services contract with Kimberly Secrete, $400/month (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- EAP renewal with Gateway Rehabilitation Center/Productivity Partners, $19,419.97 (2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Children and youth provider agreements, total authorization $675,000 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Center for Community Resources, Inc., year-end contract adjustment to $1,119,925 (July 1, 2023–June 30, 2024) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Provider addendum with Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Inc. — approved (transcript lists an increase; amount in record appears corrupted and is noted in clarifying details).
- Chatham University provider agreement, $36,062 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Alliance for Infants and Toddlers, Inc., early intervention coordination, $5,000 (Jan. 1–June 30, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Video editing/production services for Road to Recovery Symposium, $150/hr, not to exceed 7 hours (opioid settlement funds) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- MOU with Monongahela Valley Hospital d/b/a Penn Highlands Mon Valley for 340B program (effective Jan. 9, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Aging Services program agreement addendum: decrease of $30,337 (July 1, 2024–June 30, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- IT/software maintenance agreements with RBA Professional Data Systems (amounts in clerk’s summary) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Radio console maintenance (Mavtech), $73,487.93 (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Logging-recorder maintenance (Eventime), $26,950 (Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Court case-management system (Thomson Reuters), $385,875 (capital fund) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- CDW‑G netmotion license renewal, $31,650 (public safety operating budget) — approved (roll call recorded yes).
- Cody Pathfinder RMS cloud-based report management renewal, $86,136 (PCCD grant funds) — approved (roll call recorded yes).

The meeting record shows roll-call votes recorded as yes from the three primary voting commissioners on the items noted. Several line items in the clerk’s verbal summary included quantities or dollar amounts that appear to be transcription-corrupted in the verbatim record; those are flagged in clarifying details below rather than restated as definitive figures.

The meeting included no public-comment speakers signed up. The board adjourned after the announcements regarding the next meeting and county holiday closures.