Mifflin County commissioners approve routine finances, grant increase and multiple appointments

Mifflin County commissioners on Jan. 14 accepted the treasurer's report, approved a probation grant increase, authorized a custodial-parent counsel contract for 2025 and moved forward on several routine appointments and personnel items at a public meeting in Lewistown.

The actions affect county finances, public-safety staffing and local boards: commissioners accepted accounts-payable and payroll figures, approved tax-claim fees effective March 3, 2025, reappointed and appointed members to local authorities, and accepted a grant-in-aid for probation programs that county staff said is larger than last year.

The treasurer reported accounts payable of $920,349.18 and payroll of $378,510.36 for the reporting period. One account showed 18 checks and three electronic transfers totaling $306,401.83. The treasurer said the general account began the period with $906,220.31, had total debits of $1,531,448.55 and an ending balance of $1,138,809.32. The county's capital reserve was reported at $11,810,925.81. The treasurer also listed a $1,740 check to the Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), a CDBG account item of $1,188,693.59 and liquid-fuels checks…