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Votes at a glance: Chester County commissioners approve contracts, energy resolution and consent agenda
Summary
On March 19 the Chester County Board of Commissioners approved the meeting agenda, a consent agenda of routine items, an energy rate resolution and several departmental contracts and a $30,000 loss prevention grant; all recorded motions passed by voice vote.
The Chester County Board of Commissioners approved the meeting agenda, a consent agenda covering routine items and multiple contracts and grants during its March 19 session. All recorded votes at the meeting passed by voice vote with all commissioners saying "aye." The board has three members: Commissioner Josh Maxwell, Commissioner Marion Moskowitz and Commissioner Eric Rowe.
Key votes and formal actions recorded at the meeting (motion/approval summary):
- Adoption of the March 19 agenda: motion carried by voice vote (ayes from commissioners). No roll‑call tally given; the board indicated the motion passed.
- Consent agenda (minutes of March 5; bid award for a poll barn at Warwick County Park; multiple board appointments including BOC43B24, BOC1425, BOC1525; appointment of chief clerk; various contracts; HR actions; budget changes and checks as submitted by controller): motion carried by voice vote.
- Resolution BOC 16 25: Approval of 2025 energy rates for the Sustainable Energy Partnership with Southeast Pennsylvania; motion carried by voice vote. The commissioners noted they expect a price reduction under the cooperative purchase agreement.
- Community Development contract: Holcomb Associates, $322,664, term 01/01/2025 through 12/31/2025, renewing funding for the adult and transition-age youth master lease program (state funding through Pennsylvania HealthChoices); motion carried.
- Coroner's office contracts: (1) Dr. Lindsey Simon, term 03/01/2025 to 02/28/2026 (forensic pathologist contract renewal); (2) Health Network Laboratories LP, calendar year 2025 amendment to continue autopsy services when needed; motions carried.
- Drug & Alcohol Services amendment: Cadenzia (Coatesville), $9,000 for recovery support services (transportation), term March 1 through June 30, 2025; motion carried.
- Managed Behavioral Health contract: Drexel University, $55,100, term 01/01/2025 to 12/31/2026, for training services for HealthChoices providers and stakeholders; motion carried.
- Workforce Development contract: Educational Data Systems Inc., $175,000, term 01/01/2025 through June 30, 2025, to support youth programming and Title I services; motion carried.
- Risk management loss prevention grant: $30,000 from the county's insurance provider to pay demolition and removal costs for two vacant houses at a prison property (House 1 and House 6); motion carried.
Commissioners moved and seconded several motions during the meeting; the transcript records "So moved" and "Second" but does not consistently name the mover and seconder for each vote. Where votes were recorded, commissioners responded "aye" and the chair declared motions passed.
No motions were recorded as failed or tabled during the session.
