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Resident asks commissioners for public accounting of $2.87 funds and raises ICE concerns
Summary
At Lebanon County's public comment period, Tom Overholt asked the board to publish where a $2.87 funding stream is going and whether county law enforcement's work with ICE affects children; commissioners promised follow-up and pointed to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the district attorney.
Tom Overholt, a Cornwall resident, used the public comment period to press the Lebanon County Board of Commissioners for a clear accounting of a funding stream he repeatedly referred to as "the $2.87 money." "Where is the $2.87 money and what is it being spent on that's coming into the county? Do you have an accounting for that?" he asked attendees and commissioners.
Overholt also asked whether funds or county law-enforcement actions tied to immigration enforcement could place children and youth at risk and whether the county has assessed community reaction to local law enforcement working with ICE. Chair (speaker 3) acknowledged limits on publicly available detail and offered to provide more information at the next meeting; another commissioner pointed the public to a memorandum of understanding between the county and the district attorney as a starting point. The board agreed to follow up after the meeting. The comment prompted discussion among commissioners about which accounts hold the funds and whether they are restricted rather than part of the general fund.
