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Armstrong County commissioners approve routine contracts, grants and name agent for hazard mitigation grant program
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Summary
At their March 5 meeting the Armstrong County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved minutes, purchase orders, personnel transactions, several vendor agreements and grants, adopted Resolution #2026-09 to designate the county agent for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program, and appointed two county representatives to an inter-county board.
The Armstrong County Board of Commissioners on March 5 unanimously approved a slate of routine administrative actions, accepted multiple vendor agreements and grants, and adopted a resolution to designate the county’s agent for the federal Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.
Commissioner Anthony G. Shea moved to approve the Feb. 19, 2026 minutes and to acknowledge purchase orders for the weeks of Feb. 24 ($3,376.97) and March 3 ($3,198.17), and the board voted unanimously to carry the motion. The board also acknowledged financial transactions for February 2026.
The commissioners approved personnel transactions listed for March 5, 2026. Commissioner Shea moved the personnel item and Commissioner Pat Fabian seconded; the motion passed unanimously.
The board adopted two proclamations recognizing March 2026 observances: Proclamation #2026-04 for Bleeding Disorders Awareness Month and Proclamation #2026-05 for Intellectual Disabilities Awareness Month. Each proclamation was read aloud by Commissioner Shea and adopted on unanimous votes.
Acting on a recommendation from Public Safety Director Jason Burns, the board unanimously adopted Resolution #2026-09, designating Armstrong County’s agent for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program. Burns presented the resolution recommendation to the board prior to the vote.
Several agreements and grant acknowledgements were approved or acknowledged during the meeting. Per recommendations in the minutes, the board approved an agreement with Cleveland Brothers following a recommendation by Warden Jessica Hicks and approved an agreement with SBM Electronics on the recommendation of 911 Coordinator Chad Gradwell. The board acknowledged an agreement with Jeanne Englert and approved an agreement with Valued Relationships, Inc., based on a recommendation from Executive Director Lisa Shaffer. The board also acknowledged a grant agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection; specific contract and grant terms were not specified in the meeting minutes.
On a motion by Commissioner Shea and seconded by Commissioner Fabian, the board appointed Public Safety Director Jason Burns and 911 Coordinator Chad Gradwell to serve as Armstrong County representatives to the ICORRS Executive Board; that motion carried unanimously.
The meeting concluded with an adjournment motion that passed unanimously at 9:42 a.m. The board set its next meeting for March 19, 2026 at 9:00 a.m.