Commissioners approve 2025–2030 Franklin/Fulton grant designating Franklin County single-county authority for drug-and-alcohol services

The Fulton County Board of Commissioners approved the 2025–2030 Franklin/Fulton Grant Agreement (#4100101172) with the Pennsylvania Department of Drug & Alcohol Programs, designating Franklin County to act as the single-county authority to operate and administer regional drug-and-alcohol services.

Executive Development Director Julie Dovey presented the agreement and asked the board to approve execution. Commissioner Randy H. Bunch moved to approve the grant agreement; the motion passed with all commissioners voting in favor.

The agreement covers program administration between Franklin and Fulton counties for the five-year period 2025–2030, per the document presented to the board. Commissioners did not record detailed funding amounts, implementation steps, or staff assignments during the public portion of the meeting; those operational details were not specified in the meeting record.

The approval makes Franklin County the designated administrative authority for Drug & Alcohol Programs under the terms of the submitted agreement. The board did not amend the text during the meeting and took no separate vote to allocate specific county funding for implementation at the Jan. 13 session.

Next steps noted in the record: the agreement will be executed by county officials as approved by the board. Any required future actions—such as budget allocations, intercounty operating procedures, or public notices—were not specified in the minutes.

The board adjourned at 11:33 a.m.