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Commissioners approve payables, audits, contracts and appointments; vote summary
Summary
At the May 7 meeting the Lackawanna County commissioners approved a series of resolutions including payables, an audit award, maintenance and security contracts, a strategic management contract, grant amendments, a LERDA tax exemption for a Scranton property, and several board appointments. All recorded resolutions passed by voice vote.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners approved multiple resolutions at its May 7 public meeting. The board adopted measures covering payment of county bills, a forensic audit of the prison’s former health provider, service and maintenance contracts for county facilities, an amended consulting agreement to implement a financial management plan, grant amendments, a local economic revitalization tax assistance designation for a Scranton property, and several appointments to county boards.
Votes at a glance (all items approved by voice vote at the May 7 meeting):
- Resolution 25‑00110 — Approving current payables. The resolution approved payables from the county general fund (numbers read into the record) and electronic fund transfers including payroll accounts; the payables roll and totals were adopted as presented.
- Resolution 25‑0100 — Award professional contract for forensic and performance auditing services to Boyer & Ritter LLC for a probe of services provided by the former prison health‑care provider (Wellpath). CFO David Bolzoni said five proposals were received and the county does not expect costs to exceed $100,000.
- Resolution 25‑0101 — Enter into an agreement with Siemens Industry Incorporated for preventative maintenance on the prison HVAC/controls system. County staff said Siemens controls are proprietary and the renewal runs from 04/01/2025 to 03/31/2026 at a renewal cost of $37,624 (an increase of 5.53% from the prior contract cost of $35,006.50, as stated by the CFO).
- Resolution 25‑0102 — Enter into an amended consulting agreement with PFM Group Consulting LLC to begin phase 2 of the strategic management planning program; county officials said the work is supported by a $100,000 grant and will implement PFM’s recommendations.
- Resolution 25‑0103 — Approve Area Agency on Aging contract amendments with Aging Well Pennsylvania LLC and Telespan Senior Services Inc.; amendments correct per‑assessment and hearing rates and authorize emergency funding to support older adults engaged in protective services.
- Resolution 25‑0104 — Approve a grant amendment with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs to extend the term of an existing five‑year agreement to 12/31/2025; county deputy director Robert DeMack said the change accommodates state and federal timing challenges.
- Resolution 25‑0108 — Retroactive approval of a three‑year service agreement with Beach Lake Sprinkler for inspections and maintenance of the Government Center’s sprinkler systems at a total cost of $16,975.
- Resolution 25‑0109 — Enter a five‑year service agreement with Johnson Controls Fire Protection LP for security cameras, software and badge‑reader support at county facilities.
- Resolution 25‑0111 — Approve a Local Economic Revitalization Tax Assistance (LERDA) designation for 116 North Fourth Way (PIN 144040200290) in Scranton; the exemption schedule read into the record provides a real estate tax abatement schedule tied to improvements and reassessment timelines.
- Resolution 25‑0107 — Appointments to the Lackawanna County Workforce Development Board (business sector representatives): William Bott (owner, Billy Bott Custom Building and Concrete & Tile), Marcelo D’Souza (regional operations manager, Fastenal Company), Patricia Laberante (co‑owner, Kelly’s Pub and Eatery), Kate Logan (quality systems manager, Noble Biomaterials); terms begin 05/07/2025 through 04/30/2028.
- Resolution 25‑0112 — Appointments to the Lackawanna County Industrial Development Authority: Kirk Bauman, Lisa Burns, Anthony Shamansky, Thomas Finley, Kevin Mitchell (terms and expirations were read into the record).
Each resolution was presented by the department or staff member responsible, briefly explained, and approved by voice vote. Where exact contract terms, rates, or PINs were mentioned in the record they are noted above as read aloud at the meeting.
Clarifying details and numbers were provided from county staff during the meeting and are recorded in the meeting transcript.
