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Votes at a glance: Key resolutions approved at Lackawanna County commissioners meeting (Dec. 18, 2024)
Summary
At its Dec. 18 meeting the Board of Commissioners approved a range of resolutions including payables, multiple contracts, grant acceptances, facility leases, appointments and community development awards; all items read into the record were approved by voice vote.
The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners approved the following resolutions at its Dec. 18, 2024 meeting. All items listed below were read into the public record and approved by voice vote; the meeting transcript records the ayes prevailing but does not include a roll‑call tally for each item.
- Resolution 24‑0316 — Approval of current payables: The resolution as read summarizes general fund warrants totaling $3,344,135.81 and lists electronic fund transfers including payroll accounts (as entered in the resolution text). The resolution was adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0304 — Award comprehensive inmate health care services to ARMOUR Health LLC (term Jan. 15, 2025–Jan. 14, 2028). Adopted. (See separate article for details on staffing and program changes.)
- Resolution 24‑0305 — Approve contract extension with Essential Management Solutions for Department of Emergency Services (two‑year extension, Jan. 1, 2025–Dec. 30, 2026). Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0306 — Enter into equipment maintenance agreement with 2 Way Mobile Communications Inc. on behalf of Emergency Services (one‑year term beginning Jan. 1, 2025). Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0307 — Acceptance of PEMA statewide interconnectivity funding grant for 9‑1‑1 in the amount of $214,544.96 to cover phone system maintenance, ESInet, shared recorder, GIS migration, and next‑generation 9‑1‑1 addressing. Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0308 — Enter into multi‑year agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) (five‑year agreement as read) related to use of county training facilities and reciprocal work. Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0312 — Five‑year maintenance agreement with Otis Elevator for 135 Jefferson Ave., Scranton, at $250 per month (five‑year term; approximately $3,000 per year). Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0313 — Adoption of updated Department of Parks and Recreation rules and regulations governing county parks, effective Jan. 2, 2025. Adopted. (See separate article for details.)
- Resolution 24‑0314 — Approve addendum between Scranton Housing Authority and the Lackawanna County District Attorney’s Office to assign an assistant district attorney to the housing authority beginning Feb. 2025. Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0315 — Retroactive approval of a lease agreement on behalf of the District Attorney’s Office to be used as an impound facility (term Feb. 1, 2024–Jan. 31, 2027). Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0309 — Appointments to the Lackawanna County Women’s Commission (multiple three‑year appointments listed in the resolution). Adopted.
- Resolution 24‑0311 — Ratification of statewide Local Share Account (LSA) grant applications submitted to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development; county acts as pass‑through and collects a 2% administrative fee. Adopted.
- Cooperation agreement and contract award for Blakely Borough Recreation Complex ADA restroom project — The board authorized a cooperation agreement with the Borough of Blakely and awarded the general construction contract to Woodock Construction (24‑07 Orphan Road, Kingsley, PA) for $145,050 under the Community Development Block Grant program. Adopted.
- Adoption of the Lackawanna County Fair Housing Resolution and designation of Joseph Ravinsky as Fair Housing Officer for county programs. Adopted.
For these items the meeting transcript records the resolution language read into the record and immediate voice‑vote approval. In several cases county staff stated the awards or grants are covered by outside funding (state grants or program funds) and presented as no net cost to the county’s general fund. The transcript does not provide roll‑call vote tallies or the names of movers and seconders for each motion in the public reading.
