Susquehanna County commissioners met to consider routine administrative business and approved multiple motions, including an ordinance to create a demolition and rehabilitation fund.

The board voted to adopt Ordinance 2026-01, which establishes a demolition and rehabilitation fund to be financed by a $200.50 fee collected on each tax sale or mortgage-foreclosure sale; the ordinance was recorded in the meeting as taking effect Jan. 14. The action was taken by motion and carried on a voice vote.

Commissioners also approved typical consent and operational items: minutes of the Dec. 17 meeting; payment of county bills; seminar and travel requests; and multiple service and professional agreements. Approved contracts and agreements recorded in the meeting include a payment-processing services agreement, a maintenance agreement for district attorney software, continuation of hazardous-materials response coverage with Eagle Response Services (not to exceed $10,000 per incident), and professional services and grant-writing agreements with MCM Consulting of State College.

The board confirmed several personnel actions and appointments. The commissioners ratified hiring Madison Hejatee as a full-time, union-eligible 911 telecommunicator and accepted the resignation of Megan de Monte (caseworker supervisor), effective Jan. 7. The board approved the termination of Randall Flaherty (IT technician). Appointments acknowledged included Bryce Beaman to the Susquehanna County Planning Commission; Melinda Carlton as first deputy/part-time clerk of courts (recommended by Jan Kupinski); and John Recker as chief deputy sheriff under Sheriff John Oliver.

Other business included ratifying sale of surplus county vehicles to a buyer transcribed in the record and approving procurement for the roads and bridges department of a 2026 Dodge Ram 5500 from Tonkin Auto Mart, with the transcript recording the price as $388,001.46 to be paid from liquid fuels funds.

The meeting also included a ceremonial item: the board approved Proclamation 2601 designating Jan. 25–31, 2026, as Medico-Legal Death Investigation Professionals Week in Susquehanna County; the coroner’s office accepted the proclamation and joined commissioners for a photo.

The meeting concluded with the motion to adjourn, which carried on a voice vote. Several items were approved with little or no discussion and no recorded dissents in the transcript.