Greene County commissioners approve routine contracts, grants, reappointments and extend ARC broadband deadline

The Greene County Board of Commissioners on May 14 approved a batch of routine agenda items, including a $2,921 change order for work at the Sylvia's Building, the reappointment of Timothy Chesley to the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board and a request to extend the deadline for an Appalachian Regional Commission broadband grant from June 30, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025.

The actions taken also included authorization for the county chief clerk and solicitor to develop guidelines for a Commissioners Community Grant Program; approval of several county contracts and contract amendments, including a juvenile probation placement contract and a short-term counseling contract for jail services; receipt of a district court compliance audit; and HUD grant closeout agreements.

Why it matters: the approvals secure small, time-sensitive items that affect county facilities, public-safety services and grant-funded projects. The ARC deadline extension preserves the county's ability to finish a broadband project and complete grant closeout requirements. Contracts and grant closeouts determine near-term county expenditures and service availability for veterans, people in county custody and clients of human services programs.

Most significant actions

- Change order: the board approved Change Order No. 10 with Waller Corporation for work on the Sylvia's Building. The change adds $2,921 to the contract to cover an additional elevator inspection, effective April 24, 2025. The motion carried unanimously.

- ARC broadband grant: commissioners approved sending a request to extend the deadline for ARC broadband grant PW20453-IM from June 30, 2025, to Dec. 31, 2025 to ensure project completion and grant closeout. The motion carried unanimously.

- Reappointment: Timothy Chesley, identified as representing the Regional Council of Carpenters, was reappointed to the Southwest Corner Workforce Development Board for a term from July 1, 2025, through July 31, 2027. The motion carried unanimously.

Other approved contracts and items

- Juvenile probation contract: the board placed on the agenda and approved a juvenile probation contract with Central Counties Youth Center at a rate of $595 per day.

- Jail counseling contract: commissioners approved a contract with Orlando Consulting Services LLC from April 28, 2025, through June 30, 2025, not to exceed $30,000 for jail counseling services.

- SCA amendment: the board placed Amendment 1 to the Greene County Single County Authority (SCA) contract with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs on the agenda, extending the contract through Dec. 31, 2025, effective May 8, 2025.

- MOU: an MOU between the Greene County Prison and the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections regarding use of state resources at the Greene County prison was placed on the agenda and approved.

- HUD grant closeouts: the board placed three HUD grant closeout agreements on the agenda; two of the amounts cited were $48,906.92 and $68,137.77 (periods specified in the agenda). The motions carried.

- District court compliance audit: the board received the compliance audit for District Court 13301 covering Jan. 1, 2020, through Dec. 31, 2023.

- Cemetery care and veteran burial allocations: the board approved routine cemetery care payments (care and maintenance payments at $3 per grave for specified lots) and one-time burial and headstone allocations: $75 for burial services for seven veterans (various service branches and eras) and $100 for a headstone for one Army veteran.

Meeting process and votes

Most agenda motions were moved, seconded and carried with the board responding "Aye" and the chair concluding "motion carries." The record shows unanimous voice votes for the listed items; the transcript does not record roll-call tallies or any votes against or abstentions.

Speakers cited in the meeting who appear in this article include the board's unidentified meeting chair and commissioners who introduced and seconded motions; Timothy Chesley (reappointment candidate); and representatives of contractors and agencies shown in agenda language (Waller Corporation; Orlando Consulting Services LLC; Pennsylvania Department of Corrections; Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs; Central Counties Youth Center). The meeting then adjourned and the election board convened for a separate session.

Ending: the board adjourned its agenda meeting after placing 13 notices on public review and approving the listed items. The next scheduled public meetings were not specified in the excerpts placed on the agenda.