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Commissioners approve a batch of routine contracts and grant applications, including network, public safety, senior center and recycling reimbursements
Summary
At its May 20 meeting the board approved multiple contract extensions and grant applications: OnBase maintenance extension, Shippensburg University pass‑through funds for gambling‑related services, a $4,000 Pennsylvania Beautiful grant, a $196,159.79 regional Community Traffic Safety Project application, IMCO and Lumen network contracts, MHIDD contract adjustments, a Grief Relief first‑responder assistance contract, and a household hazardous waste reimbursement application.
The Cumberland County Board of Commissioners approved a group of routine contract and grant actions at its May 20 meeting.
Key approvals included:
- Clerk of Courts/Prothonotary document system: a proposed five‑year maintenance extension for the county's OnBase system (presented as a multi‑year extension with annual increases) paid from automation/client funds, avoiding general fund impact.
- Shippensburg University: a pass‑through contract to provide gambling‑related services funded by DDAAP state allocations; county staff said the university is the program recipient and the funding is being passed through the county.
- Pennsylvania Beautiful: permission to apply for a $4,000 grant to plant native species along a new trail behind public safety facilities; staff noted coordination with Penn State Extension on plant selection.
- Community Traffic Safety Project (FY2027): permission to apply for approximately $196,159.79 to fund evidence‑based traffic safety education and outreach in Cumberland, Dauphin, Perry and Franklin counties with a new partner, Highway Safety Network.
- IMCO and Lumen: extension and increase to the county's wireless network professional services contract (new total cited in the presentation: $585,181.51 and extended to April 2031) and an upgrade of Lumen internet service from 100 Mbps to 1 Gbps to improve redundancy.
- MHIDD contracts: a first renewal for IDD for FY26‑27 noted as a decrease of $23,883 (presenter cited a resulting contract total that appears garbled in the transcript) and an amendment increasing another provider's contract by $100,000 using prior‑year retainage funds to support facility repairs.
- First responder assistance: a contract with Grief Relief for up to 300 hours of trauma‑informed counseling for eligible first responders, county employees and immediate family members from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029; the hourly rate remains the same initially, then increases by $10 in subsequent years.
- Recycling and household hazardous waste (HHW) reimbursement: staff reported 33,975 pounds of materials collected at the April HHW event from 375 customers (about 23,000 pounds of paint). Eligible costs were $45,896.48, fees collected $22,458, making the county eligible for $22,948.24 in reimbursement (50% of eligible costs). Commissioners approved the reimbursement application.
All of these items were presented, moved and approved by the board during the contracts and grants portion of the agenda.
What happens next: Staff will submit required grant documents and finalize contract execution; items that require future county funding (construction or capital requests) will return to the board for review.
