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Commissioners approve wide slate of contracts, grants and service agreements
Summary
At the June 17 meeting commissioners approved multiple contracts and grant actions across county departments — aging services addenda, children and youth contracts, an appraisal for county land, DA grant applications and equipment contracts, behavioral health software, water treatment services, insurance renewal and a paper‑shredding contract addendum.
Cumberland County commissioners approved a series of contracting, grant and procurement items across departments during their June 17 meeting.
Highlights of approved items included:
- Aging & Community Services: addendums for Messiah Lifeways (Mechanicsburg and West Shore) and the Salvation Army Senior Center to accept additional state funds for renovations, programs and nutrition services (presentation by Kim).
- Children & Youth Services: four contracts presented by Jamie Ryber, including Alternative Behavioral Consultants LLC (FY 26‑27 increases of roughly 2.56–5%), Chester County Youth Center (14% increase for detention, 23.26% increase for shelter program), Delco Emergency Youth Academy (daily residential rates described) and an agreement with the University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work to partially reimburse county salary/benefits while a staff member attends a leadership training program.
- Appraisal: a contract with Laters Appraisal Service to appraise a 5.5‑acre county parcel under consideration for a potential well site with a municipal authority (presented by Kirk Stoner).
- District Attorney: authorization to apply for a Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board grant to support investigative staffing (presented by Jonathan Maize) and approval of a three‑year, $15,615 contract with Pharaoh Corporation for a 3D crime‑scene mapping device (presented by Eric Ragnovich).
- Behavioral health and substance use: approval of a six‑year electronic health record/software contract to improve data sharing across providers and other contract adjustments; Brenda also presented acceptance of a $1,200 donation from Big Spring Area Community Chest.
- Facilities and risk: approval of a three‑year water‑treatment contract with Apex Water & Process Inc. for $42,126 (increase of $2,352) and approval of a property and liability insurance renewal with Travelers (presenter reported an annual premium increase, recorded in the transcript as an additional $23,349; the meeting record contains a numeric transcription discrepancy in the reported annual premium figure).
- Recycling: approval of a paper‑shredding contract addendum that increases pricing for medium and large containers and adds optional cassette‑tape and drive destruction services and weekend events; staff estimated recurring increases of about $795 for on‑site recurring service and up to about $2,000 if optional services are fully used (presented by Justin Miller).
Each of the items above was moved and seconded and approved by voice vote in the meeting transcript; no opposing votes were recorded. Staff presenters answered clarifying questions on rates, reimbursements and program usage where requested.
The approvals were taken under agenda items 17–28 and are recorded in the meeting record for implementation by the relevant county departments.
