Lebanon County accepts treasurer report, certifies $385,106 for farmland preservation and approves AED purchase

The Lebanon County Board of Commissioners on the morning agenda accepted the county treasurer’s report and approved several finance-related items, including certification of farmland-preservation funds and a small equipment purchase.

Acting Treasurer Tina Tobias reported a beginning cash balance of $1,176,074.96, receipts of $4,000,936.50, expenditures of $4,317,381.32, a tax claim of $2,055.70 and an ending cash balance of $857,574.44. “We started with a cash balance of $1,176,074.96,” Tobias said during her presentation of the report. Commissioners moved and approved acceptance of the report by voice vote.

On farmland preservation, a county official recommended certifying $385,106 for 2026 to the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture so the county can be eligible for state matching funds. The presenter said the total includes $275,785 from county revenues and $109,003.21 from Clean and Green/rollback tax penalties. The board voted to certify the amount; the state’s match rate will depend on total county certifications across the Commonwealth.

The board also approved submitting a loss-prevention grant application through the Pennsylvania County Risk Pool to buy two automated external defibrillators for probation at a combined cost of $3,201.80.

Commissioners briefly clarified figures related to hotel-tax receipts during finance discussion, noting an unencumbered balance shown on the report of about $15,000 and references to prior adjustments; the discussion did not change any certified amounts.

The county approved the items by voice vote; no recorded roll-call tallies were provided in the transcript.