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Wayne County commissioners approve $107,886 9-1-1 grant, $460,150 bridge purchase and several financial reports
Summary
At their Feb. 12 meeting the commissioners unanimously approved multiple financial items including a $107,885.70 PEMA 9-1-1 grant, a $460,150 precast bridge purchase (Act 13 funds) for Nelson Bridge, and financial statements showing juvenile probation and CYS expenditures.
Wayne County Commissioners on Feb. 12 unanimously approved several financial reports, grant ratifications and a bridge purchase related to county infrastructure and services.
The board approved the FY 2024–25 Financial Statement for Juvenile Probation showing $77,781 in expenditures and the First Quarter Children & Youth Act 148 report and certification statement showing $2,031,170 in expenditures. Commissioners also voted to ratify a grant agreement between the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and Wayne County for $107,885.70 in 2025 9-1-1 Statewide Interconnectivity Funding to be used toward NECORE ESInet maintenance, Pike/Wayne shared CAD, Wayne ILEC maintenance and Wayne NG911 GIS maintenance projects.
The board authorized purchase of a precast concrete bridge system from Contech Engineered Solutions, through the COSTARS program, for $460,150 from Wayne County Act 13 funds. The bridge span will be used as part of the Nelson Bridge replacement project in Starrucca Borough. Commissioners approved the purchase unanimously.
Other personnel and administrative actions included hiring Veronica Gifford as a Clerk II in Wayne County Transportation, effective Feb. 23, 2026, and the board's approval of bills for payment (Checks No. 138819–138900 and other included checks). The enumerated vendor checks presented at the meeting totaled $495,401.34 for the listed items; the Transportation weekly voucher report included an itemized transportation total of $519,721.05.
Commissioners recessed to hold a Salary Board meeting during the session and then resumed before handling the listed bills and vouchers. All recorded approvals on these items were unanimous; no recorded roll-call vote by individual commissioner name appears in the minutes beyond the stated unanimous outcomes.
