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Votes at a glance: Carbon County Commissioners approve routine expenditures, grants, appointments and contracts
Summary
At the June 4 meeting the commissioners approved multiple routine items including budget transfers, checks, bid awards, grant agreements, appointments and contract renewals; several salary-board personnel actions were also approved. A table of voting outcomes follows.
The Carbon County Board of Commissioners on June 4 approved a range of routine administrative and financial items, ratified contract actions, awarded several bids and took personnel actions via the salary board. Below are the agenda items and outcomes as recorded in the meeting.
Summary of actions and outcomes (agenda item — brief description — outcome):
- 25-259 — Approval of minutes from the May 15, 2025 meeting — approved (voice, one member noted absence/abstention). - 25-262 — Budget transfers — approved. - 25-263 — Supplemental appropriations — none reported. - 25-264 — Item tabled on motion — tabled. - 25-265 — Approval of checks dated 05/22/2025 — ratified. - 25-266 — Approval of check no. 251158 dated 05/21/2025 — ratified. - 25-267 — Approval of expenditures dated 05/20/2025 — approved. - 25-268 — Approval of checks dated 05/29/2025 — ratified. - 25-269 — Approval of checks dated 06/05/2025 — approved. - 25-270 — Treasurer's reports — approved.
Salary board and personnel (selected items):
- Salary board — Minutes approved (05/01/2025) and multiple rate changes approved. - Magisterial district justice position — change in rate for a secretary position effective 06/05/2025 — approved. - Adult probation — rate change for an administrative assistant effective 05/01/2025 — approved. - Children and Youth Services — change in rate for a part-time solicitor from $30,000 to $25,000 per annum and establishment of a part-time solicitor position effective 06/05/2025; abolish one full-time solicitor position (annual $79,978) effective 06/05/2025 — all approved.
Procurements, grants, bids and appointments (selected items):
- 25-275 — Advertising request for Administration Building pedestrian bridge rehabilitation project — approved. - 25-278 — CDBG bids (Palmerton Borough) — approved. - 25-279 — Bid award: Carbon County Whole Home Repair Program — approved. - 25-280 — Boards and authorities appointment (Action Committee) — approved. - 25-281 — Children and Youth: GRAMA upgrade caps (grant/contract) — approved and executed. - 25-282 — Proposal: WBRE 28 news annual marketing campaign — approved and executed. - 25-283 — Communications 911: proposal for Green's Communications — approved and executed. - 25-284 — Correctional facility item (contract/proposal) — approved and executed. - 25-285 — County buildings and grounds: camera quotes — ratified. - 25-286 — PCORE loss prevention grant — ratified. - 25-287 — Amendment No. 2: court Zoom licenses — approved and executed. - 25-288 — Controller's office quote: Tyler Technologies — approved and executed. - 25-289 — Emergency Management: HMRF grant — approved. - 25-290 — ESG Grant 2023 budget amendment #1 — ratified. - 25-291 — Information Technology: Integra renewal agreements — approved and executed. - 25-292 — Insurance: PCORE renewal — approved. - 25-293 — MATP program third-quarter report — approved and executed. - 25-294 — Machunk Lake Park Moonlight Movie Nights contract with Lehigh Valley Events and Productions — approved. - 25-295 — Opioid settlement funds (grant awards 25-295 through 25-296) — approved. - 25-297 — CDBG 2024: delegation of signing and ratification of execution forms — approved and ratified. - 25-298 — DEP municipal waste planning grant agreement — ratified. - 25-299 — FY2023 CDBG revision #2 — approved and executed. - 25-300 — Retirement Board: termination of Korn Ferry Hay Group — approved. - 25-301 — Foster & Foster Consulting Actuaries: actuarial services agreement — approved and executed. - 25-302 — Auditing services: accept order of termination from RKL LLC — approved. - 25-303 — Ratify proposal from Baker Tilly for auditing services — ratified. - 25-304 — Banner request: basket raffle in memory of David F. Formica — approved and executed. - 25-305 — Controller's office renewal agreement with Maximus US Services — approved and executed. - 25-306 — Emergency Operations & Training Center: PEMA application ratification — ratified. - 25-307 — Resolution recognizing 40th anniversary of Bach and Handel Chorale and Festival Orchestra — adopted. - 25-308 — Sheriff's Office: approval to terminate agreement with Eagle Wireless — approved (termination ratified). - 25-309 — Electricity online auction: ratify letter authorizing Apollo Edison/Ingram Engineering — ratified. - 25-310 — Acknowledge receipt and review of electric provider proposals — acknowledged.
How votes were recorded: Most motions were approved by voice vote with commissioners Arner, Notestein and Safranco recorded as voting yes on items listed as approved. Where a single member declared an absence that member was recorded as not voting or abstaining. The meeting record shows routine motions were carried without extended debate.
For complete roll-call language, formal motion texts, and the official tally for every item, consult the county minutes and recorded meeting packet posted with the meeting materials.
