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Lycoming County commissioners approve hires, contract amendments and multiple grant agreements
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The Lycoming County Commissioners approved a series of routine personnel actions, contract amendments and grant subrecipient agreements — including fair-funded housing awards and emergency response updates — during a March meeting that also introduced the county's new public safety director.
Lycoming County commissioners approved multiple budgeted hires, contract amendments and grant agreements at their March public meeting, moving forward projects funded largely by grants and county operating budgets.
The board ratified invoices totaling $2,295,376.86 and approved conditional offers for district court and district attorney office staff. Commissioners also confirmed three correctional officer hires (Trey Mummy, Chris Gregerson and Adam Smith), each a full-time union position at $20 per hour and anticipated to start in April 2026.
Staff presented several contract actions that the board approved by voice vote. Those included an amended Lycoming tax-collector bond agreement with ECAP Travelers/Hartman Group for $50,392 to add a municipality; an on-the-job training (OJT) agreement with Central Pennsylvania Workforce Development Corporation (county eligible for up to 50% reimbursement of trainee wages); and a Cornerstone Discovery amendment to increase contracted hours from 40 to 80 under an existing budget line for operating expenses.
Public-safety and justice-related contracts approved included an updated GEO drug-testing contract (staff noted one test is now $30), continued funding for Gilliam Psychological evaluations for deputy candidate screening, and a professional services agreement to retain retired Judge Mark Lavecchio as special master for mental health and veterans treatment court at $1,460 per month (budgeted for 2026).
The board also renewed its annual contract with county solicitor Brett Southern and approved a litigation-contract replacement to bring Gregory Staff in place of Justin Hauser for ongoing county litigation.
Infrastructure and service contracts moving forward included a roughly 4½-month time extension (change order #2) for Copila Services to complete cleanup and seeding work; a separate Copila change order for $34,340 to repair a cross-pipe outlet on Maynard Street (within EDA grant budget) to maintain Army Corps and DEP compliance; and a third amendment to the county's Eagle Response Services agreement for hazmat response, funded from the county's 2026 Sarah Fund.
Most items were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The board closed the meeting after brief remarks and scheduled the next session for Thursday at 10 a.m.
The meeting record shows these actions were routine, budgeted or grant-funded; staff repeatedly noted that many expenses are supported by specific grants (Act 13, EDA grant, Sarah Fund) rather than the general taxpayer base.
