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Monroe County commissioners approve FY2026 affordable housing budget, infrastructure inspections and multiple vendor contracts
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Summary
At its Feb. 4 meeting, the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved the FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust Fund budget of $489,652.92, a $982,254 budget adjustment, a $47,000 bridge-inspection contract and a $2 million guaranty agreement, and ratified several routine vendor agreements.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 4 voted to approve a series of routine budgets, contracts and grants, including the FY2026 Affordable Housing Trust Fund (Act 137) budget totaling $489,652.92.
Commissioner Sharon S. Laverdure moved the measures, Vice‑Chairman David C. Parker seconded them, and the motions were carried. The board also approved a Budget Adjustment Report totaling $982,254.00 and ratified Change Order #GC-030 with Lobar Construction Inc. for $22,296.47 for additional drywall, framing locks and soffits.
The county accepted an engineering proposal from Verdantas for bridge-inspection evaluations in the amount of $47,000 to cover the 2025–2027 inspection cycle and to provide recommendation reports for construction seasons 2026–2028. The board also accepted a proposal from Schoonover & Vanderhoof, Architects, LLC to renovate a building at 2642 PA-940 for use as the Tobyhanna Township Magisterial District Justice Office at a cost of $22,300.
As part of economic development measures tied to earlier action (Ordinance 2025-03), the board executed a guaranty agreement for a modified Guaranteed Limited Obligation Note, Series of 2016, relating to the Pocono Mountains Industrial Park Authority in the amount of $2,000,000.
Fiscal staff reported and the board ratified electronic financial transactions, including vouchers payable (1/23/2026: $1,292,119.76; 1/30/2026: $1,420,017.09) and gross payroll for the period ending Jan. 25, 2026 ($1,656,831.13). The board also ratified several health‑care and dental payments as listed in the financial packet.
Other procurement approvals included a five‑year copier and printer services agreement amendment with Fraser Advanced Information Systems (Feb. 1, 2026–Jan. 31, 2031) and ratification of a Savin maintenance and service agreement with the PA District Attorney Institute at no cost to the county to provide victim notification for incarcerated individuals.
The board also approved Probation Department items: Amendment No. 3 with BI Incorporated to extend the county's Electronic Monitoring Service Agreement through Dec. 7, 2026, and approval of Youth Level of Service/Case Management Inventory 2.0 test usage at $4.00 per risk assessment for 2026.
A Capital Purchases Report and a Computer Capital Purchases Report dated Feb. 4, 2026, were ratified. The meeting record shows these measures passed on motions listed M-2026-36 through M-2026-47.
Meeting minutes and the full list of approved items are part of the official record held by the Chief Clerk/Administrator.