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Armstrong County commissioners adopt resolutions, award surplus bids and approve multiple agreements
Summary
At its Feb. 5 meeting, the Armstrong County Board of Commissioners adopted two resolutions for a CDBG award and transit match, approved personnel and financial transactions, awarded three surplus bids and approved several county contracts while tabling two agreements on solicitor recommendation.
The Armstrong County Board of Commissioners met Feb. 5, 2026, in the Commissioners’ Conference Room and approved a slate of routine county actions including two resolutions, multiple contracts and several surplus bid awards.
Commissioner Anthony G. Shea moved, and Commissioner Pat Fabian seconded, that the Board adopt Resolution No. 2026-04 to pursue 2025 Competitive Community Development Block Grant funds for Ford City Borough and Resolution No. 2026-05 certifying provision of local match for state operating financial assistance for Mid-County Transit Authority d/b/a Town and Country Transit; both measures passed unanimously. The Board also approved the Jan. 15 meeting minutes and acknowledged purchase orders for the weeks of Jan. 20 ($110,069.80), Jan. 27 ($12,013.93) and Feb. 3 ($36,646.40), and acknowledged county financial transactions for January 2026.
The Board approved personnel transactions dated Feb. 5, 2026. During public comment later in the meeting, resident Regina Liermann submitted a Salary Board Request Form and raised questions about the newly created full-time Community Funding and Program Manager position; county officials provided an explanation for the position’s creation.
During bid openings, Tammie Gaff opened offers for county surplus and equipment. The Board awarded a 2014 Chevrolet Tahoe to Kristina Peters for $2,108, a stenographic writer to Joyce Baney for $501, and a pool table from the Area Agency on Aging to Charles Bracken for $250; each award passed on motions by Commissioner Pat Fabian, seconded by Commissioner Anthony G. Shea.
On contracts and agreements, the Board acknowledged an agreement with the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency (PEMA) and approved an agreement with Valley Plumbing & Heating, following a recommendation from 911 Coordinator Chad Gradwell. On the recommendation of County Solicitor Timothy Miller, the Board tabled the proposed agreement with Regroup Mass Notification and a Property Agreement; the transcript records that no action was taken on those two items. The Board also approved agreements with Armstrong-Indiana BDHP and the Department of Human Services; Charlton Law; BeHome Partners Inc. (formerly Visiting Nurses Association of Butler County); the Law Offices of Preston T. Younkins; Steiner Sacco Law, LLC; and Steel City Nosework.
County Solicitor Timothy Miller advised the Board earlier that an executive session was recommended; the session ran from 9:02 a.m. to 9:11 a.m. and the transcript records no formal action resulting from that session. Commissioner Pat Fabian read Proclamation No. 2026-01 recognizing Gene Burns for 50 years of service to the Kiski Valley Water Pollution Authority; the Board adopted the proclamation unanimously.
Resident Regina Liermann later asked whether the Valley Plumbing & Heating agreement included an increase; 911 Coordinator Chad Gradwell said the increase was minimal and that there had not been an increase for several years. Liermann also asked who would be responsible for cleanup at the Steel City Nosework event; Gary Montebell, director of the Belmont Complex, said Steel City Nosework staff handle cleanup. There being no further business, the Board adjourned at 9:42 a.m.; the next meeting is scheduled for Feb. 19, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.
