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Berks County commissioners present routine resolutions, contract list and financial reports; agenda approved by voice vote
Summary
The board reviewed budget transfers and appropriations, multiple treasurer agreements and an eight-item contract agenda, heard treasury and comptroller reports with balances and payables, and approved the agenda by voice vote.
The Berks County commissioners opened routine business on Jan. 16 by presenting a slate of resolutions and contracts and hearing financial reports.
Chair (speaker 2) summarized a resolution authorizing 2025 budget transfers of $39,534, 2025 appropriations of $95,533, and 2026 appropriations in the negative amount of $38,516, per a listing dated Jan. 9, 2026. He also listed a series of treasurer's agreements for tax-bill collection with West Reading Borough, Sinking Spring Borough and Union Township, and authority for the County Treasurer Mitchell Darkcourt to open bank accounts at Tompkins Community Bank for collection of real-estate taxes for those boroughs and townships. The commissioners also presented an authorization to execute a Worker Protection and Investment Certificate form for the Workforce Development Board's Pennsylvania Industry Partnership application and a county assistance agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections for technical assistance at the Berks County Jail.
The board reviewed a contract agenda dated Jan. 12, 2026 listing eight contracts across departments including Area Agency on Aging, Children & Youth Services, Human Resources, Commissioners and Election Services. Speaker 5 moved to approve the agenda as presented, Speaker 2 seconded; a voice vote was taken and the motion carried.
Treasury figures were read by the chair because County Treasurer Mitchell Darkcourt and his deputy, Linda Weaver, were unavailable: opening balance $208,044,738.43, balance to clear $6,615,839.43, leaving $201,428,899. Comptroller Joe Ruttero reported accounts payable of $18,735,075.25 and employee payroll of $5,505,474.75 for total cash disbursements of $24,240,550.00 for the week ending Jan. 16, 2026.
No separate roll-call votes on individual resolutions or contracts were recorded in the transcript provided; the meeting proceeded to commissioner reports after the agenda vote.
