York County postpones vote on interlocal juvenile‑diversion agreement with Polk County

The York County Board of Commissioners voted to postpone consideration of a proposed interlocal agreement to provide juvenile diversion services to Polk County, after commissioners asked for clearer language on match funding, staffing capacity and a written exit clause.

Tristan Perry presented the draft agreement and said the services would start July 1 in the next fiscal year and run on a year‑to‑year renewal unless the counties agree otherwise. "So July 1 is when we would start next year," Perry said. He explained that match requirements would depend on allocations each county receives and that Polk County would provide any match tied to funds awarded to it.

Commissioners pressed Perry on how match funds would be handled in practice, whether Polk County would deposit match money into its juvenile diversion fund or route it through York County’s account, and whether York County staff could absorb additional cases. One commissioner said the board would want the ability to withdraw from the arrangement quickly if workload increased: "I would like to see something ... in writing to reverse action," the commissioner said.

After the discussion, a motion to postpone the item until Dec. 12 passed on a roll‑call vote so staff can produce a version of the interlocal with a clear termination/exit clause and clarifications about match handling and staffing responsibilities.

No formal agreement was signed at the meeting; the county will revisit the item at the Dec. 12 meeting with additional information from staff and Polk County officials.