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Susquehanna County commissioners approve routine business, personnel moves and a colon‑cancer proclamation
Summary
The Susquehanna County Board of Commissioners approved routine minutes, personnel changes in the coroner’s office, an intergovernmental behavioral‑health agreement, a proclamation designating March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month, and authorized a vehicle for bid; a commissioner addressed misinformation on social media about the board’s authority.
The Susquehanna County Board of Commissioners met in regular session and approved a slate of routine administrative items, including minutes, personnel adjustments in the coroner’s office, an intergovernmental agreement for behavioral‑health services, and a proclamation recognizing Colon Cancer Awareness Month.
Most of the meeting’s business proceeded by motion and voice vote. Commissioners approved the minutes of the Feb. 11 meeting, closed public comment, and opened and later closed the salary board for procedural actions. The salary board approved its minutes and endorsed a recommendation from the acting coroner to eliminate one part‑time non‑union deputy coroner position effective March 5, per the acting coroner’s recommendation.
The board also acknowledged the resignation of part‑time deputy coroner Peter Shevak effective March 3, 2026, and approved transferring Anthony Convin into an open part‑time deputy coroner/death investigator position at a recorded rate of $18 per hour.
In other actions, the commissioners authorized listing a 2017 Ford Explorer (approximately 62,000 miles) for public bid, approved leave and travel requests, and designated an Employee Appreciation Day noted on the agenda as part of the March 2, 2026 planning calendar.
The board unanimously carried a proclamation recognizing March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month and designating March 26, 2026 as a related awareness day in Susquehanna County. "Proclaiming March as Colon Cancer Awareness Month" was entered into the record by motion and carried by aye votes.
The commissioners approved entering into or continuing an administrative operating agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services (Office of Developmental Programs) in coordination with neighboring counties to support behavioral‑health, intellectual‑disability and early‑intervention programs. The record cites coordination with Lackawanna and Susquehanna counties; the motion to approve the agreement carried on a voice vote.
Near the end of the meeting, an unidentified commissioner addressed claims circulating on social media that "the commissioners have gotten rid of all the task force people," calling that statement "not true," and stating that retired state police and sheriff's department members remain on the task force. The speaker further clarified that the county task force is overseen by the district attorney, that county commissioners do not make municipal hiring decisions, and that legislative authority rests with state and federal legislatures rather than the board.
The meeting concluded with a motion to adjourn at 9:07 a.m. and routine closing remarks.
What the board approved: minutes; salary‑board minutes and a staff recommendation to eliminate one part‑time deputy coroner position effective March 5; acknowledgement of Peter Shevak’s resignation effective March 3, 2026; appointment/transfer of Anthony Convin at $18/hour; a proclamation recognizing Colon Cancer Awareness Month and March 26, 2026 as a related awareness day; an intergovernmental agreement for behavioral‑health/early‑intervention services with the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services; listing a 2017 Ford Explorer for bid; and approvals of routine leave/travel and bill payments.
