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Potter County commissioners approve small grant, IT contract, inmate-housing agreement, service-rate updates and several hires
Summary
At their Feb. 19 meeting, Potter County commissioners approved a $6,601 hazardous-material grant from PEMA, a Databranch DataGuard contract at $2,839/month, an inmate-housing agreement with Cameron County at $65/day, PCHS substance-use service rate updates, multiple hires and fiscal summaries.
Potter County commissioners on Feb. 19 approved a package of administrative actions including a small hazardous-material grant, IT maintenance contract, an intercounty inmate-housing agreement, human-services contract rate updates and several personnel moves.
The board accepted a Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Hazardous Material Response Funding (HMRF) award of $6,601 for state fiscal year 2025 and approved a Databranch DataGuard contract at a monthly cost of $2,839 to maintain county data protections. Commissioners also approved an agreement with neighboring Cameron County to house inmates at the Potter County Jail at a rate of $65 per day.
Potter County Human Services presented contract renewals and rate updates for alcohol- and drug-abuse services covering Jan. 1, 2026 through June 30, 2026. The county approved DARS Manos House Level 3.5 at $208.00 per day (no change) and multiple Avenues of Recovery at Valley Forge inpatient rates, including an increase for Level 3.5 from $429.00 to $471.00 per day, Level 3.7 from $495.00 to $544.00 per day, and Level 3.7 withdrawal-management from $500.00 to $550.00 per day. One line for Inpatient 4.0 withdrawal-management was recorded at $789.00 per day (no change).
Personnel actions: the board accepted the resignation of full-time Assistant District Attorney Daniel Holmes, effective March 27, 2026, and approved requests to hire Matthew Allen as a full-time van driver effective Feb. 23, 2026 and Darrell Reider and Carole Troupe as part-time van drivers effective March 9, 2026.
During public comment, Austin Borough Council member Jen Inman asked the county to allocate additional Liquid Fuels funds for road patching. Chief Clerk Jessica Giebel explained that Liquid Fuels allocations are determined by a PennDOT formula and that the county functions as a pass-through for those funds; she said the county cannot unilaterally reallocate that money. Commissioner Robert Rossman said there may be additional opportunities through NRAT and offered to follow up.
The commissioners also reviewed and approved multiple fiscal summaries and payment runs across county funds and Potter County Human Services payroll and accounts-payable batches. The board set its next meeting for March 5, 2026 and adjourned.
Votes and procedure: Most items were approved unanimously where recorded. Individual motions and roll-call tallies were entered into the meeting minutes for each approval.
