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Monroe County commissioners approve payrolls, contracts, grants, reappointments and budget adjustments
Summary
At its Jan. 21 meeting the Monroe County Board of Commissioners carried motions approving vouchers and payroll, making budget adjustments, ratifying grant agreements including opioid-settlement-funded programs, changing the IRS mileage rate, and reappointing multiple officials. A full slate of motions (M-2026-17 through M-2026-35 and R-2026-2) was carried.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine motions and fiscal actions at its Jan. 21 meeting, including vouchers, payroll, contracts, reappointments and grant agreements.
Key financial approvals (M-2026-22) included vouchers payable dated Jan. 9, 2026 ($338,553.97) and Jan. 16, 2026 ($2,132,244.78), and gross payroll for the pay period ending Jan. 11, 2026 ($1,614,409.96). The board also approved multiple healthcare benefits payments to Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield and Geisinger for specified dates and amounts.
The board carried motions that: amended a contract start date for Equifax Verification Services for Domestic Relations (M-2026-19); approved personnel and overtime reports (M-2026-21); ratified travel requests (M-2026-23); reappointed Amanda Gonzalez and Suzanne McCool to county boards (M-2026-24; M-2026-25); approved an Adoption Assistance Agreement for L.C. (M-2026-26); and approved budget adjustment reports totaling $40,975 (ratified) and $282,992 (approved) as part of M-2026-27.
Under M-2026-27 the board set the IRS mileage reimbursement rate to 72.5 cents per mile effective Jan. 1, 2026, ratified an agreement with KUDU Creative for a Fentanyl Awareness podcast program ($14,020 to be paid from Opioid Settlement Funds), awarded a Staples contract for janitorial supplies ($1,247.75), and approved year-end reports for County Liquid Fuels Tax funds. The board also approved contract service provider agreements including David Gaspar, Esquire for Special Public Defender ($57,000) and ratified opioid-settlement-funded agreements with AMZ Housing Solutions ($4,600) and Nehemiah Sober Living Inc. ($20,000).
Fiscal and grants actions (M-2026-30) amended Continuum of Care FY2024 sub-recipient contracts totaling $84,554 (supportive services, transitional housing and case management) and executed State Food Purchase Program sub-recipient contracts totaling $279,220 across multiple nonprofit providers.
Other carried motions included approval to execute a Title IV-D Contract with Deborah L. Huffman for Oct. 1, 2025–Sept. 30, 2030 (M-2026-28); acceptance of a Cellebrite software subscription for the Public Defender's office for $9,300 for March 19, 2026–March 18, 2027 (M-2026-31); reappointments to regional authorities and boards (M-2026-32, M-2026-33); and approval of capital and computer capital purchase reports (M-2026-34, M-2026-35). The full list of recorded motions carried at the meeting included M-2026-17 through M-2026-35 and R-2026-2.
The meeting adjourned at 10:09 a.m.
