Clearfield County commissioners approve routine contracts, authorize Seneca tax-appeal consent; controller reports reserve transfers

CLEARFIELD — At a meeting of the Clearfield County Commissioners, the panel approved multiple routine agreements, a resolution authorizing a consent order in a tax appeal, and a proclamation recognizing Meals on Wheels Month.

Controller Edwards presented the bills and provided a budget-update: the general fund bills totaled $161,046.83; Hazmat $6,808.24; 911 $12,490.90; hotel tax fund $256,563.59; domestic relations $5,128.49; and Children & Youth Services (CYS) $510,477.42, for a total of $956,314.47. “I did have to transfer $400,000 from the general fund to CYS to cover bills, and I’ll probably have to do that again soon,” Controller Edwards said. He added that the county previously transferred $2,000,000 from the operating reserve in the prior year to cover expenses and that the county’s reserves were about $4,000,000 with March and April tax receipts still expected.

The commissioners unanimously approved personnel changes including several hires (security guard, corrections officers), a new elections director and a new custodian effective March 3, 2025, a part-time deputy sheriff converted to full time, and listed separations and retirements. The board also approved multiple purchase-of-service and lease agreements, including placement/placement-provider…