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Wayne County commissioners approve homebuyer grant, ratify correctional facility contract addendum and adopt eminent-domain resolution
Summary
On June 11 in Honesdale, the Wayne County Commissioners unanimously approved a First-Time Homebuyers grant under Act 137, ratified a Spartan LTC contract addendum for jail medical services, approved a multi-year MOU with correctional sergeants and adopted Resolution No. 11-6-2026 authorizing eminent-domain easements.
The Wayne County Commissioners, meeting in Honesdale on June 11, unanimously approved several administrative and contractual actions, including a First-Time Homebuyers grant under Act 137, a contract addendum with Spartan LTC to provide additional medical-related services at the Wayne County Correctional Facility, and an MOU with the bargaining unit for first-level supervisors (sergeants) covering Jan. 1, 2026 through Dec. 31, 2029. The board also adopted Resolution No. 11-6-2026 authorizing a declaration of taking under eminent domain for temporary and permanent easements in Starrucca Borough.
Commissioner James Shook moved to approve the June 4, 2026 minutes; Commissioner Jocelyn Cramer seconded and the motion carried unanimously. The First-Time Homebuyers grant — approved under Act 137 — was granted for a property in Honesdale Borough listed as a JS file in the minutes. The board ratified an addendum to the Spartan LTC contract to provide additional medical-related services at the county correctional facility at the rates listed in the contract addendum; the minutes do not specify the rates in the meeting text.
The commissioners approved an MOU with the bargaining unit representing first-level correctional supervisors (sergeants) for a multi-year term (Jan. 1, 2026–Dec. 31, 2029). The board unanimously adopted Resolution No. 11-6-2026 to allow a declaration of taking for a temporary and permanent easement on a property in Starrucca Borough; the resolution was recorded in the minutes as adopted with a unanimous vote.
The board also approved several personnel hires and administrative items during new business and successive recesses to hold Salary Board meetings. Approved hires recorded in the minutes include Stacie Caproni as Caseworker 1 in Wayne County Human Services’ Housing Office (effective June 29, 2026), Christopher Burnis as Fiscal Tech–CYS (effective June 29, 2026), Lee Frutchey as Clerk 2 Dispatcher at Wayne County Transportation (effective June 29, 2026) and Christina Bednarek as Planning/GIS Technician in the Wayne County Planning Department (effective June 15, 2026). All motions recorded in these items were moved by Commissioner Shook, seconded by Commissioner Cramer and carried unanimously.
Other business included receipt of the Treasurer’s Report dated June 10, 2026, and a motion to approve payment of bills. The minutes list General Fund checks No. 140367 through 140693 and agency checks; the General Fund list in the minutes shows total payments of $2,781,712.27. The minutes enumerate detailed vendor line items for Transportation, Human Services, Children & Youth and other departmental expenditures.
The meeting record lists the official motions and outcomes but does not provide the text of contract rates or the full language of Resolution No. 11-6-2026 in the minutes excerpt. The motions were recorded as unanimous votes; Commissioner Brian W. Smith is recorded as not present. The commissioners adjourned at the close of the meeting.
