Berks County meeting lists $2.89 million in proposed transfers, recommends hauling contract to JP Mascaro
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Summary
At its Feb. 27 meeting the Berks County Board of Commissioners placed proposed 2025 budget transfers and 2026 appropriations on the agenda and reviewed a recommended one‑year hauling and disposal contract for filter cake at the county wastewater treatment plant; the agenda also listed several personnel promotions and seven contract items.
The Berks County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 27 listed proposed 2025 budget transfers totaling $2,886,985 (with a negative adjustment of $28,399) and proposed 2026 transfers and appropriations on its meeting agenda, and the board’s purchasing item recommended a one‑year contract for hauling and disposal of filter cake at the Berks County Wastewater Treatment Plant to Solid Waste Services, Inc., doing business as JP Mascaro and Sons of Audubon, Pennsylvania.
Chairman Linebaugh summarized the fiscal items on the agenda, saying the transfers and appropriations appear “per listing dated 02/20/2026.” The procurement recommendation included an estimated annual expenditure of $49,766.60 and stated that unit prices were included in the bid listing.
The agenda also listed seven contracts across county departments (assessment, CareerLink, controller’s office, children and youth/juvenile probation, two with human resources, and one with purchasing) and a motion to authorize payments and electronic transfers for the week ending Feb. 27, 2026. The board moved to approve the agenda as presented; the motion carried on a voice vote.
Human resources items appearing on the agenda included the appointment of James Gresh to captain in the sheriff’s office; promotion of Jessica Boder from assistant chief adult probation officer to quality assurance supervisor in adult probation; promotion of Michael Brown to assistant chief adult probation officer; and the transfer of Tyler Novak from assistant public defender to law clerk in court administration.
Commissioners’ items included several administrative resolutions: authorization for the chair to execute a binding authorization form for insurance coverage under the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania Pelican Renewal for Brookside Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, authorization for the Brookside administrator to execute the Pelican Renewal quotation for 2026–27, and two resolutions amending prior reappointment expiration dates for members of the Berks County Conservation District (extending expirations to Dec. 31, 2029). The chair also noted a Parks & Rec item authorizing the parks maintenance supervisor to complete and post a Department of Environmental Protection public notice regarding nitrate/nitrite sampling at Greens Mill Park seasonal restrooms.
What happened: the board approved the meeting agenda and earlier minutes; other agenda items were presented for authorization or as items for later execution, with no separate recorded roll‑call votes in the transcript for those individual resolutions.
Why it matters: the budget transfers and listed contracts shape how county services are funded and delivered in 2025–26. The hauling contract will determine where and how the county disposes of filter cake from the wastewater plant, and the HR items will change operational staffing in public safety and probation.
Next steps: the transcript records the items on the agenda and the board’s approval of the agenda and minutes. The purchasing recommendation and listed resolutions were presented for authorization on the agenda; the transcript does not include separate roll‑call votes or final adoption statements for each listed resolution within the recorded segments.
