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Centre County commissioners approve routine contracts, grants and add planning items to consent agenda
Summary
At a regular meeting, commissioners approved minutes, several contract and consent‑agenda items, moved multiple capital and children‑services items to next week's consent agenda, and voted to enter an executive session. They also asked staff to check whether PAWS needs financial assistance after a large animal‑welfare intake.
The Centre County Board of Commissioners on March 20 approved minutes and a string of routine contracts, grant changes and consent‑agenda items while discussing animal‑welfare support and scheduling an executive session.
The board opened at 10:01 a.m., led the Pledge of Allegiance and heard from the chair about an apparent dog‑hoarding incident that brought 43 animals to local rescue groups. The chair said county residents and PAWS volunteers had rehomed 42 animals in roughly two days and asked county staff to check whether PAWS needs county financial assistance. “We very much like to thank Paws, their staff, their volunteers, and all the county residents who … rehomed 42 of 43 dogs in about a 2 day period,” the chair said.
By voice vote, the board approved the minutes from the March 3 meeting and carried multiple motions to add several items to next week’s consent agenda, including three capital projects (automatic door operators for senior and community‑services facilities, an illuminated message center and wiring work), three children‑and‑youth contract renewals and a CivicPlus document‑accessibility contract. Commissioners also approved a worker‑protections and investment‑certification form required for state contracts.
Other motions carried by voice vote included approving an amendment to the county’s contract with Global Tel Link (doing business as ViaPath Technologies) to align tablet and phone rates with new Federal Communications Commission rules and approving a project modification to the county’s indigent‑defense grant that extends the grant to June 30, 2027, and adds $101,555.
The board recognized Skills of Central Pennsylvania as a partner in mental‑health and intellectual‑disability services and approved the check run dated March 20. Commissioners then moved to enter executive session at 10:51 a.m. to discuss personnel and legal matters.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes from March 3: approved (voice vote). - Resolution No. 3 of 2026 (fee schedule amendments for solar energy plan reviews): adopted (vote recorded by voice). - Resolution No. 4 of 2026 (comprehensive plan MAP grant application): adopted (voice vote); worker protections form approved (voice vote). - CivicPlus Duo Access contract: added to next week's consent agenda (motion carried). - Capital projects items 1–3: added to next week's consent agenda (motion carried). - ViaPath (Global Tel Link) contract amendment to comply with FCC changes: approved (voice vote). - Indigent defense grant project modification (extend to 06/30/2027; +$101,555): approved (voice vote). - Amended LURA for NASTA’s Trailer Park: approved (voice vote). - CYS contract renewals: added to next week's consent agenda (motion carried). - MH/ID/EI/Drug & Alcohol items (multiple contracts and reports): approved or added as noted in staff presentation.
The meeting ended its public session with a motion to enter executive session at 10:51 a.m. for personnel and legal matters.
