Monroe County commissioners approve contracts, budget adjustments and opioid-settlement grants

Monroe County commissioners on Sept. 17 approved multiple service agreements, budget adjustments and grant submittals, including a $653,837 Medical Assistance Transportation Program allocation and county disbursements from the PA opioid abatement trust.

The board voted, by voice, to accept contracts for fire-alarm inspection, site cleanup, hydrogeologic services and actuarial work; to ratify two budget-adjustment packages totaling $72,191 and $168,950; and to approve opioid-settlement allocations consistent with the settlement’s permitted uses.

The approvals matter because they allocate county funds and outside grant dollars to operations that county staff said support court services, public safety, children and youth placements and county infrastructure. Several approvals also implement requirements tied to state programs such as the Medical Assistance Transportation Program (MATP) and the PA opioid abatement trust reporting cycle.

Most motions carried on unanimous voice votes recorded in the meeting. Key approvals included:

- A service agreement with Pyle Baker Safety LLC, doing business as Keystone Fire and Security, to provide building fire-alarm system inspections for $3,153.30 for the term Dec. 1, 2025, through Nov. 30, 2026. The board approved the contract after a motion and voice vote.

- Ratification of two budget-adjustment reports dated Sept. 17. A $72,191 package reallocated funds across the commissioner's office (including $2,600 for conference expenses), utilities for county facilities ($5,855), a $30,000 contingency for maintenance electricity through year-end and $25,000 for court interpreter expenses. A second…