Crawford County commissioners approve routine payments, contracts and personnel actions; adopt two polling-location changes

Crawford County commissioners on Sept. 10 approved a series of routine payments, contracts and personnel actions, and the countys Board of Elections adopted two polling-location changes.

The approvals included the countys regular bills and vendor payments, county maintenance and fairgrounds invoices, multiple human-services contracts and contract modifications, and several human-resources actions. Commissioners also endorsed the Board of Elections recommended moves of two polling places.

The matters were largely routine and were approved by roll call or unanimous consent after brief presentations. The actions included vendor payments and ratifications for facilities and public safety, purchases for county information-sharing services, a variety of human-services contracts and amendments, and personnel salary and rate settings. The Board of Elections approved two polling-location changes that had been posted and publicly noticed.

Most consequential financial items recorded on the agenda included approval of county bills in the amount of $1,503,340.41 for the period ending Sept. 9. The board ratified a payment of $5,647.32 to Overhead Door Company of Franklin to repair the correctional facility sally port door; approved a $525 quote for routine inspection and maintenance of public-safety garage doors; and ratified a purchase of an 18-month membership in a multistate information-sharing center for $2,085 from the countys information-technology budget.

County maintenance and fair-related items approved included a $221 invoice for courtroom remodeling, an $11,900 electrical upgrade at the Livestock Complex (one-third to be paid by the county; the county share listed as $3,967), and reimbursement for fairground vendor bills totaling $7,940.30 that will be reimbursed by the fair board. The board also moved to submit a GP-11 permit application for Dodieville Road Bridge (County Bridge No. 21).

In human services, commissioners approved an MOU with consultant Dennis Marsili to continue strategic planning tied to the crisis-intervention-team work. The MOU runs July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2026, and lists a maximum cost of $15,000 paid with crisis grant funding ("no cost to the county"). The board also approved a modification to the administrative-services agreement with the Northwest Behavioral Health Partnership to allow release of yearly administrative funding earlier if budget constraints require it. The board approved the fiscal-year 2025-26 CYSJP contract with George Junior Republic (Pennsylvania) for residential detention and related services; a CYSJP contract with Clock Tower Schools for residential and shelter care; and a mental-health contract with Hand in Hand Mental Health Services for the Prospect Street Home, the Challenge Center psychiatric rehabilitation program and the SEEDS program. The board voted to ratify a revised FY2025-26 contract with the Mercer County Behavioral Health Commission that sets an end date of Nov. 30, 2025, because Mercer County is not willing to sign a full fiscal-year contract while crisis-service separation and an RFP are pending; the contract terms and total amount for crisis services were presented as unchanged except for the end date.

Finance items approved included a county match payment for Crawford County Truck and Alcohol of $14,171.62 for the JanuaryJune 2025 CBGM period, and payment of a Tyler Technologies invoice for $135,993.39 for software services covering Oct. 2025 through Sept. 2026.

Personnel and human-resources motions approved by the board included ratifying an emergency hourly increase to $20 per hour for per-diem 9-1-1 dispatcher David J. Chasen, effective Sept. 7, 2025; ratifying an emergency salary increase for Samantha Wozniak, full-time deputy director of human resources, to $52,500 per year effective Aug. 25, 2025; setting the starting rate for new hire Monica Confer, full-time secretary/assistant open-records officer, at $17.50 per hour effective Sept. 22, 2025; approval of retirement rollover arrangements for Jamie Phillips and Eleanor Donnell (dates and last paid interest periods stated in the agenda); and approval of a PNC payment of $10,230.02 for activity fees to be paid from the retirement checking account for May 1July 31, 2025.

The Board of Elections approved two polling-location moves that had been posted and publicly noticed: Vernon Township 3 (new location not contested at the public notice stage) and Linesville Borough, which will move from the Linesville Borough building to the Active Aging Baier Family Center. Election board members reported no public comments had been received against either change.

All items on the consent and regular agenda were moved, seconded and approved by roll call or voice vote with no recorded opposition in the transcript. Several items were explicitly noted as "not budgeted" on the agenda packet but were presented as paid from specific accounts or reimbursed (for example, crisis grant funds for the Marsili MOU and fairboard reimbursements for fairgrounds bills).

Votes at a glance (selected items from the agenda and transcript): - Approval of minutes from Aug. 27 and Sept. 3 work session: approved (roll call/verbal consent). - Approval of bills: $1,503,340.41 for period ending Sept. 9: approved (roll call). - Overhead Door Co. of Franklin: $5,647.32 for sally port repair (not budgeted): ratified/approved. - MC Overhead Door Co.: $525 routine inspection/maintenance for public safety buildings: approved. - IT: 18-month membership in multistate information-sharing center, $2,085: ratified. - Whole Home Repair Program: reimbursement of training wages, $1,600: approved. - Livestock Complex electrical upgrade: total $11,900; county share $3,967 (one-third): approved. - Fairgrounds vendor bills: $7,940.30, reimbursed by fair board: approved. - GP-11 permit application: Dodieville Road Bridge (County Bridge No. 21): approved to submit. - Dennis Marsili MOU: July 1, 2025June 30, 2026; maximum $15,000; crisis grant funds (no county cost): approved. - Northwest Behavioral Health Partnership: administrative-services modification allowing release of admin funds if needed: approved. - CYSJP contracts (George Junior Republic; Clock Tower Schools): approved (amounts not specified). - Mental-health contracts (Hand in Hand Mental Health Services; Mercer County revised contract end date Nov. 30, 2025): approved. - Finance invoices: Crawford County Truck and Alcohol county match $14,171.62; Tyler Technologies $135,993.39: approved. - Personnel actions (David J. Chasen; Samantha Wozniak; Monica Confer; retirements; PNC payment $10,230.02): approved. - Board of Elections: Vernon Township 3 and Linesville Borough polling-location moves: approved.

The meeting packet and the transcript indicate that a number of items were "not budgeted" but had funding sources or reimbursements identified in the presentations (for example, the Marsili MOU paid from crisis grant funding). Several items were described as being reimbursed by partner organizations (fair board) or as county matches. No statutory citations or ordinance numbers were presented for the votes recorded in the transcript.

The board adjourned after the listed approvals and the election-board business.

Ending: Commissioners noted upcoming meetings, with the next work session Sept. 17 and the next full session Sept. 24.