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Centre County commissioners adopt resolution authorizing administrator spending limits and approve court services contract
Summary
The Board adopted Resolution 1 of 2026 granting the county administrator authority to execute certain financial documents up to $33,500 and emergency authority up to $100,000, and approved a renewal with the Center for Alternatives in Community Justice for pre-trial release and Youth Aid Panel services; several other vendor contracts were added to next week’s consent agenda.
The Centre County Board of Commissioners on Jan. 6 adopted Resolution 1 of 2026 giving County Administrator John Franek Jr. the authority to execute previously board-approved, budgeted financial documents up to $33,500 and emergency spending authority up to $100,000, with emergency expenditures to be reported to the Board at a subsequent public meeting.
"This Resolution delegates specific administrative authorities for the County Administrator to authorize certain financial documents up to $33,500 that have been previously approved by the Board in a public meeting and are budgeted," Administrator John Franek Jr. said during the meeting. The Board characterized the resolution as a practical tool for time-sensitive grant opportunities and voted unanimously to adopt it (motion by Commissioner Amber Concepcion; second by Commissioner Steven Dershem).
Separately, the Board approved a contract renewal with the Center for Alternatives in Community Justice (CACJ) covering the county's pre-trial release program ($69,043) and the Youth Aid Panel ($1,250), for a combined contract total of $70,293 covering Jan. 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026. Franek noted the Youth Aid Panel component is intended to run through the end of the year and that an addendum will be drafted to reflect that extension. The motion to approve the CACJ contract passed unanimously (mover: Concepcion; second: Dershem).
Several additional procurement items were presented and unanimously approved to be added to next week's consent agenda rather than acted on immediately. Jonathan McClure asked to add a Costars contract with Sekula Signs for a double-faced aluminum monument sign at the Community Services Building for $26,790. McClure also presented a proposal from Bettwy Systems to test and inspect the Community Services Building fire alarm system for $3,500 and requested both be placed on the consent agenda.
Tracy Martin requested renewal of the county's offsite records-management contract with Iron Mountain not to exceed $105,000 for Jan. 1, 2026 to Dec. 31, 2026 and said the county will continue transferring records to the Community Services Building, which can store up to 4,800 boxes. Chad Joyce requested a contract addendum with SHI International Corp. to add Proofpoint Advanced email encryption services (year one $2,711.50; years two and three $3,839 each; contract total $10,389.50 for Dec. 18, 2025 to Aug. 31, 2028). Each of these items was unanimously approved to be placed on next week's consent agenda.
The Board's votes on these procedural and procurement items were unanimous and routine; no dissenting remarks or substantive amendments were recorded in the minutes. The meeting proceeded to other agenda items following the procurement presentations.
The Board also approved the check run dated Jan. 2, 2026 and adjourned at 10:48 AM.
