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Susquehanna County commissioners approve personnel moves, contracts and proclamations in short meeting
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Summary
At a Susquehanna County Commissioners meeting, the board unanimously approved a slate of personnel changes, contracts for public-safety systems and child-welfare services, and proclamations recognizing veterans and World Polio Day.
Susquehanna County commissioners voted unanimously to approve personnel changes, several contracts and two proclamations during a short meeting that included routine agenda items and brief remarks from community representatives.
The board ratified new and eliminated county positions in the register of wills/recorder’s offices, accepted multiple resignations and a transfer, approved contracts for 911 tower work and facility lighting maintenance, authorized purchases using Act 13 funds, and approved child-welfare service agreements. Commissioners also proclaimed Nov. 4–11, 2025, as Operation Greenlight for Veterans and Oct. 24, 2025, as World Polio Day for Susquehanna County.
Most items drew no discussion and passed on voice votes. The commissioners recessed to the salary board to consider personnel items, then returned to the full meeting to handle contracts, proclamations and procurement actions.
The board approved creation of two full-time nonunion positions: first deputy register of wills, recorder of deeds, clerk of the orphans’ court (grade 6), and a second deputy register of wills/recorder of deeds/clerk of the orphans’ court (grade 3). It also approved elimination of several full-time nonunion positions, including an office administrator position effective Oct. 24, 2025, and a first deputy recorder of deeds position effective Oct. 31, 2025. The board accepted resignations identified in the agenda (effective dates cited in the agenda) and approved the hiring of Lisa Carp to a fiscal/grant-reporting position.
On contracts and procurement, commissioners:
- Ratified an agreement with Capitol Area Community in Harrisburg for removal of dishes, wave guards and microwave radios from the Great Bend and Elk Lake Mountain 911 towers. - Entered a contract with Lighting Solutions Media PA for firmware updates and troubleshooting of the Public Safety Center lighting system. - Approved an addendum to the Grama software subscription with Vision Government Solutions Incorporated to credit the county assessment account with subscription fees up to the host licensing fee (motion text as stated in the agenda). - Ratified purchase of a 01/2025 PMC Sierra from Sherwood Chevrolet at CoStars pricing, using Act 13 funding. - Approved child-welfare and juvenile-probation contracts with Cornell Everest Group LLC (Pittsburgh) and with Adelphia Village Incorporated / The Trail PA as listed on the agenda.
The commissioners also directed county staff to list specified county vehicles for sale on the municipal bidding site (including a 2023 International CB515 and a 2014 Chevy Silverado) and to list an attached set of surplus items; they awarded a previously advertised bid for metal drop-in bollards to Joseph Holly for $225.
During the proclamation for Operation Greenlight for Veterans, Bob Shear accepted the proclamation on behalf of the veterans office and the county, saying, “The green light is more than a color. It’s a symbol of gratitude, symbol of hope, symbol of unity.” He asked veterans present to stand for a group photo following the proclamation.
A representative of local Rotary clubs accepted the World Polio Day proclamation on behalf of Montrose, Milford and other Rotary clubs in Susquehanna County and reviewed the ongoing global eradication effort, noting continued cases in Pakistan and Afghanistan and describing the long-term financial and volunteer effort behind vaccination campaigns.
The meeting ended after the remaining consent and bid items were approved and the board adjourned at 9:14 a.m.
