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Votes at a glance: Mifflin County commissioners approve grants, contracts, property sale and personnel actions
Summary
At their March meeting commissioners approved routine financial reports, multiple grant applications and service agreements, a $1 offer on a repository parcel, and a series of personnel actions; most items were approved by voice vote with no roll‑call tallies recorded in the transcript.
The Mifflin County commissioners took a series of votes on routine financial business, grants, contracts and personnel items during the recorded meeting. Below are the actions recorded in the meeting transcript and their outcomes as stated by the chair or presenter.
Votes at a glance (items approved by the commission):
- Approval of minutes from Feb. 20, 2025: motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Payment of bills and accounts: motion to pay bills (including payroll and multiple accounts) was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote; no roll‑call tally was recorded.
- Approval of treasurer’s report (period covering 02/19/25–03/04/25): motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Amendment No. 1 to the Oct. 20, 2022 memorandum of agreement to include additional opioid settlement funds and a 60‑day mutual termination clause: approved by voice vote (see related SCA presentation).
- Pennsylvania VOCA (Victims of Crime Act) continuation grant application (early outreach grant) for the period beginning Oct. 1, 2025 through Sept. 3, 2026 in the amount of $59,870: commissioners moved, seconded and approved the application by voice vote. The presenter said the office serves about 900 direct victims annually and that the requested amount has decreased slightly in recent years.
- Acceptance of a $1 offer for a county‑held repository parcel in Lewistown Borough (parcel in repository for unsold properties): motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote. Staff explained the nominal price reflects anticipated seller costs for renovation or demolition.
- Agreement with Geyer Brothers for the Juniata Terrace Water Main Replacement Project (project amounts discussed in the record: county agreement $587,322; total contract $921,380; construction costs $837,618): motion moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
- Engineering and architectural services agreement with EADS Group for YMCA pool ceiling rehabilitation and pool‑pack replacement ($66,790) supported by a $600,000 Commonwealth Finance Authority local share grant: approved by voice vote.
- Corrected two‑year service agreement with AAA Electrical Inspections for the home rehabilitation program (term through March 2027): approved by voice vote.
- Amendment to the Carter Mitchell service proposal to add a fifth home at $90 per hour (three of five homes have been inspected; bids for work expected in April): approved by voice vote.
- Personnel items (promotions, hires, retirements, appointments listed in the personnel section of the agenda): the roster of personnel actions was moved, seconded and approved by voice vote.
Most motions in the meeting were adopted by unanimous voice votes recorded as “aye” in the transcript; the record does not include individual roll‑call tallies or named makers/seconders for most motions.
