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Monroe County commissioners ratify budget adjustments, grants and contracts; defer COOP award
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Summary
At their March 18 meeting the Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved multiple routine motions — including budget adjustments, contracts, CDBG revisions, event permits, and subrecipient grant awards — ratified an RFP receipt for the county COOP, and deferred awarding the COOP until the April 1 meeting.
The Monroe County Board of Commissioners approved a slate of routine administrative motions on March 18, ratifying budget adjustments and a variety of contracts and grants, adopting public proclamations and permitting community events. The board also deferred formal action on awarding the continuity-of-operations-plan (COOP) contract until its April 1 meeting.
Votes at a glance Corrections to the duplicate assessment (subtracting $424,100): motion moved and carried by voice vote. Approve minutes of the March 4, 2026 meeting: motion moved and carried by voice vote. Amend motion 26-8 to move Carbon Monroe Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission case management hours to the Monroe County Pretrial Service Office: motion moved and carried. Ratify receipt of COOP RFP response from Clioda Holdings LLC for $55,913.04 (accompanied by a 10% cashier's check): ratified; award deferred until April 1, 2026. Approve multiple children & youth contracts and adoption assistance agreements, including a purchase-of-service with Fostering Success Boys to Men (07/01/2025–06/30/2026) with a $200,000 limit and professional services with MHY Family Services (07/01/2025–06/30/2026) with a $140,000 limit; an extension for BI Incorporated through February 2026 with no rate changes was also approved. Ratify travel and electronic financial transactions and a capital purchase for a $1,407.77 pallet jack for the correctional facility and computer workstations totaling $3,498.13 for the public defender and district attorney offices. Authorize grant-related actions including submission of a $202,800,000 preliminary Community Project Funding request for the Monroe County Goose Pond Dam Rehabilitation Project and authorization to sign an LSA OEM training facility contract in the amount of $99,093; execute the FY24 Continuum of Care rapid rehousing subrecipient contract for $84,554 (Pocono Area Transitional Housing $54,554; Pocono Mountain United Way $30,000). Approve a CDBG 2022 contract revision for East Stroudsburg Borough reallocating funds between East Broad Street and Maple Avenue/Burwick Heights (total grant $141,859). Adopt a colon and rectal cancer awareness proclamation and recognize an Eagle Scout; approve permits for PATH and the Pocono Interfaith Council to use Courthouse Square for spring events.
Many of the items were approved by unanimous voice vote; the meeting transcript records vocal "aye" responses rather than roll-call tallies for most motions.
Why it matters: The motions formalize county budgeting, service contracts and grant applications that affect county planning, housing and human services, emergency management training and local community events. Several approvals authorize county officials to pursue or execute grants that could bring federal or state funds into local projects.
Next steps: The board deferred awarding the COOP RFP until the April 1, 2026 meeting; several grant submissions and contracts require execution by designated county staff as authorized during the meeting.
