Greene County commissioners approve school security MOU, opioid settlement certifications and multiple contracts

Greene County commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2025, approved a memorandum of understanding with West Greene School District for law-enforcement coverage, certified county use of 2025 opioid-abatement funds, accepted settlement-related release forms and cleared a series of contractor pay applications and change orders.

The actions — taken during a regularly scheduled commission meeting in the Greene County Commissioners Boardroom — included a motion to approve a memorandum of understanding among the county, the Greene County Sheriff’s Office and West Greene School District to provide an armed officer in district facilities during the school year, contingent on solicitor approval. A person speaking for the district told the commission, “This ensures that West Greene School District has an armed officer in their facilities at all times throughout the school year.”

Why it matters: the MOU affects on-campus security in West Greene schools and requires solicitor review before implementation. The opioid certification and settlement paperwork carry implications for how the county may spend settlement proceeds tied to national opioid litigation. The construction and contract actions affect county infrastructure, public-safety equipment and behavioral-health service capacity.

Most significant votes and approvals

- School security MOU (county, sheriff, West Greene School District): approved, pending solicitor review. - PA opioid misuse and addiction abatement trust certification form (2025 funds): approved; certification states the county will use funds consistent with Exhibit E of the settlements and other settlement terms. - Exhibit K (subdivision participation and release form) as part of the national opioid settlement with secondary manufacturer settlements: approved; chairman authorized as signatory. - Final pay application and several change orders for Morgan Excavating: approved; change-order amounts listed below. - Change order No. 2 for WG Land (federal fiscal year 2021 contract C82905) — sand-bed replacement: approved, $4,574. - PCCD grant modification request (grant no. 41123) for medication-assisted treatment (MAT) services at the Greene County Prison: approved. - Medical Assistance Transportation allocation for fiscal year 2025–26: approved, $635,311. - Drug and alcohol six-month contract with Rock Creek Medical Center for inpatient treatment (FY 2025–26): approved, not to exceed $10,000. - Five-year contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for safety equipment under the UMWA contract, beginning Dec. 2025: approved. - Settlement agreement and stipulation fixing fair market and assessed values for parcel 0609327 (relating to Board of Assessment Appeals, Dunkirk Township and Southeastern Greene School District): approved; fair market value fixed at $91,000 and assessed value fixed at $38,038 for fiscal year 2025 and thereafter.

Supporting details and context

Opioid settlement paperwork: The board approved the county’s PA Opioid Misuse and Addiction Abatement Trust certification form for 2025 funds, stating county use will be consistent with Exhibit E of the settlement documents and all settlement terms. The commissioners also approved an Exhibit K subdivision participation and release form connected to the national opioid settlement and secondary manufacturer settlements; the chairman was authorized to sign as the county’s designee.

School security MOU: The memorandum of understanding among the county, the Greene County Sheriff and West Greene School District was approved “pending solicitor approval,” per the motion. The district representative said the agreement would ensure an armed officer in district facilities throughout the school year.

Contracts and construction: The board approved the final pay application for Morgan Excavating and three change orders tied to a dock and parking-lot work. The transcript lists the change-order amounts as $575.02 and $107.24 (anchor hardware to rock outcropping), $1,845.88 (clearing additional trees to satisfy PennDOT Highway Occupancy Permit requirements), and $11,398.14 (base repair and over-excavation due to very soft clay). The board also approved change order No. 2 for WG Land under federal fiscal year 2021 contract C82905 (Brave Water & Sewer Authority sand-bed replacement 2) in the amount of $4,574.

Behavioral health and corrections: The board approved a PCCD grant modification for grant no. 41123 to support MAT services at the Greene County Prison. Commissioners also approved a six-month contract for inpatient drug-and-alcohol treatment with Rock Creek Medical Center not to exceed $10,000.

Transportation and veterans: The board approved the fiscal year 2025–26 Medical Assistance Transportation allocation in the amount of $635,311 and authorized a $75 burial-service allocation for one Army veteran through the veterans affairs line item.

Other administrative approvals: The board approved a resolution addressing consequences of a missed Commonwealth budget deadline and accepted the settlement agreement and stipulation setting the fair market and assessed values for parcel 0609327 as described above. Commissioners also approved county performance-review response letters addressing physical monitoring findings on multiple HUD/federal contracts (federal fiscal year 2016 discretionary contract C64944; FFY 2017 entitlement contract C67300; FFY 2018 entitlement contract C7359).

Votes at a glance (selected items from the Sept. 18 agenda)

- Minutes of Sept. 4 meeting: approved. - Proclamation recognizing September 2025 as Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and Sept. 10 as World Suicide Prevention Day: approved. - Resolution on missed Commonwealth budget deadline: approved. - PA opioid abatement trust certification form (2025 funds): approved. - Exhibit K (opioid settlement subdivision participation & release): approved; chairman authorized signatory. - Settlement agreement fixing FMV and assessed value for parcel 0609327: approved (FMV $91,000; assessed $38,038). - Veterans affairs burial allocation ($75 for one Army veteran): approved. - PCCD grant modification for MAT services at Greene County Prison (grant no. 41123): approved. - Medical Assistance Transportation allocation FY 2025–26 ($635,311): approved. - Drug & alcohol six-month contract with Rock Creek Medical Center, inpatient treatment, not to exceed $10,000: approved. - Five-year contract with Axon Enterprise, Inc., for safety equipment under the UMWA contract (starting Dec. 2025): approved. - Memorandum of Understanding – county, sheriff, West Greene School District (law-enforcement coverage): approved, pending solicitor approval. - Morgan Excavating final pay application and change orders (change-order amounts listed above): approved. - WG Land change order No. 2 (federal fiscal year 2021, contract C82905): approved, $4,574. - County performance-review response letters for federal contracts C64944, C67300, C7359: approved.

What the board did not decide: Several items were approved “pending solicitor approval,” which the transcript records; no implementing actions beyond those approvals were recorded at the meeting.

Ending: All motions on the commissioners’ agenda were approved by voice vote; each vote was recorded in the transcript as carried with “All in favor? Aye.” The commission then moved into the salary board meeting and later the retirement board on the same day.