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Berks County commissioners approve agenda, hear financial reports and note upcoming budget adoption
Summary
The Board of Commissioners approved the Dec. 11 agenda, heard treasurer and controller reports showing available balances and weekly disbursements, reviewed a list of 22 contract items and agenda resolutions (including an emergency remediation declaration for water-damage repairs), and adjourned after no public comment.
The Berks County Board of Commissioners approved its Dec. 11 agenda, heard routine financial reports, reviewed items on the consent and contract agendas, and adjourned.
Chairman Leinbach read several consent and administrative items listed on the agenda, including a resolution authorizing 2025 budget transfers totaling $348,718 and 2025 appropriations of $442,404; human resources items (a corrected effective date for a promotion and an appointment to the public defender’s office); and commissioner items including letters of support for an Exeter Township Local Share Account application (up to $1,000,000) and for a Berks County Conservation District application to the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission (up to $87,700). He also presented authorization for the chief information officer to submit a state local cybersecurity grant application and for related execution of documents.
The chairman read a proposed emergency resolution related to an emergent water leak at the Berks County Youth Center and the Berks County Library System headquarters. The resolution, as described on the agenda, would declare an emergency, waive procurement requirements, and ratify purchase orders and agreements needed for immediate remediation and repairs; the reading stated the damage was caused by a failed high-pressure 1-inch fitting, not a frozen or burst line.
A motion to approve the agenda as presented was made and seconded; after no discussion, the board voice-voted the motion and the chairman said, “The motion is carried.” County Treasurer Mitch Dardgaard reported an opening balance of $226,998,471.60, a balance to clear of $5,245,451.66 and a resulting available balance of $221,753,019.94. Controller Joe Rutterow reported accounts payable and cash disbursements for the week ending Dec. 12, 2025, of $16,882,859.97.
The chairman also read a contract agenda that listed 22 contracts across departments (including agreements with adult probation, domestic relations, the county jail, Department of Agriculture, Berksheim, children and youth services, juvenile probation, coroner, facilities, human resources, information systems, the county jail again, and mental health and developmental disabilities). The board acknowledged staff and public comment was invited; none was offered in person or online. Commissioner Dante Santoni moved to adjourn; the motion was seconded and the chairman declared the meeting adjourned.
Several items on the agenda were presented for board consideration and remain recorded on the Dec. 11 consent and contract listings; the board also noted the formal adoption of the 2026 budget is scheduled for the next meeting.
