Susquehanna County commissioners approve routine contracts, personnel actions and website redesign

Susquehanna County’s commissioners met in a regularly scheduled session and approved a slate of routine motions covering contracts, personnel changes and administrative items.

The meeting opened with the Pledge of Allegiance and a moment of silence. Chair (identified in the transcript as Speaker 1) recognized Sarah Siemens of the assessment office for 10 years of service.

The board voted by voice to close public comment and then approved the minutes for June 24. Commissioners also ratified electronic payments and approved routine travel and seminar requests.

Tax exonerations tied to software conversion errors: The commissioners approved a motion to exonerate a list of municipal occupation and per-capita tax bills after clerical errors that the chair attributed to conversion from the EST tax-assessment system to a vendor called Visions; the list of affected accounts will be available on request. "So whenever we find an error, we get it fixed and get it taken care of," the Chair said during that discussion.

Contracts and procurements: The board approved a multi-item set of agreements, including: - A contract described in the transcript with the county Drug and Alcohol program office (transcript phrase: "Lackawanna Sisk County Office Drug and Alcohol Grama") effective July 1 through the following June; the motion carried by voice vote. - An agreement for county children services with a vendor referenced in the transcript as "Sills County Children and You and Avanco." The transcript provides these names as stated; details and the vendor contract text were approved as presented. - An agreement to participate in Pennsylvania Medical Assistance Transportation (MATP) services with a provider cited in the transcript (Tree Ave Incorporated Montrose) and a related transportation service agreement with Treehouse and Montrose; county vehicles will be provided under the agreement for $1 per vehicle, as recorded in the meeting. - A five-year website redesign and hosting agreement with a firm identified as Revised Software Systems (Detroit, Michigan). The transcript reports a cost described as $13,500, an annual hosting/monitoring/support fee of $4,900 and a "total cost of $38,000." The board approved the contract by voice vote; the transcript does not clearly specify whether the $13,500 is a one-time fee or an annual amount. - Purchase of a 2026 Chevrolet SSV Tahoe from Bonner Chevrolet in Kingston for the adult probation office; the transcript records the purchase price unclearly (transcript text: "62.08 38") and states the purchase is partially paid with PCCD funds. The board approved the purchase. - A professional services agreement with CAI Allentown for children and youth department fiscal/professional program services, not to exceed $160,400.

Personnel actions and resignations: The commissioners accepted several resignations and retirements, including Megan Vincent (telecommunicator), Robert Winda (director of public facilities) and Diana Roselle (caseworker supervisor, effective Aug. 19). The board also approved a contract for DUI coordinated services with Anthony Bartox, shared with Barbara Durkin and recommended by Judge Jason White per the transcript.

Surplus property sale: The board approved the sale of a 2008 car and enclosed trailer to a buyer identified in the transcript as Kenya Gyumazee of Paterson, New Jersey, for a reported winning bid of $3,097.

Salary Board actions: After the commissioners closed their session and opened the Salary Board (Treasurer Rebecca Westcott was noted absent and a staff member named Lizzie attended in her place), the Salary Board approved minutes for June 10, 2026 and approved several staffing changes: creation of a full-time nonunion caseworker supervisor position effective July 8, 2026; elimination of one full-time union housing maintenance specialist position effective July 8, 2026 (position tied in the transcript to Jeremy Shepkoski); and creation of another full-time nonunion caseworker supervisor position effective Aug. 20, 2026. The Salary Board closed by voice vote.

What’s next: Most items were approved by voice vote with no recorded roll-call tallies in the transcript. The transcript indicates that lists (for example, the tax-exoneration list) will be made available on request.