The Clarion County Salary Board was scheduled to consider discontinuing $400-per-pay stipends for five Maintenance employees, effective Oct. 31, 2026.

Nov

Commissioners Meeting Agenda November 10, 2026

The Clarion County Board of Commissioners’ Nov. 10, 2026, work session was scheduled to cover a bridge bid opening, a tentative budget, contract and funding matters, personnel items and financial reports.

Oct

October 27, 2026

The Clarion County Board of Commissioners approved several resolutions, grants, contracts and financial items. Commissioners also opened two bids for the Millcreek Bridge No. 1 project and sent them for review without selecting a contractor.

Discussion Points

•The agenda listed bank proposals; Northwest Bank terms were not stated and Clarion County Community Bank declined.
•The minutes list contract terms and personnel changes; no debate is recorded.
•The two sealed bids were opened.

Decisions

•Approved a separate PHARE application; no award is recorded.
•Approved budget transfers totaling $32,419.39.
•Approved Farmers National Bank's proposal.
•Approved Resolution No. 10 of 2026.
•Approved Resolution No. 11 of 2026.
•Approved Resolution No. 8 of 2026.
•Approved Resolution No. 9 of 2026.
•Approved the Central Accounting Report.
•Approved the listed contracts, amendments, Section 504 designation and personnel items.
•Approved the PHARE 2026 grant agreement.
•No bid was accepted and no contractor was selected at this meeting.

Directions

•Approve the PHARE grant agreement and separate application.
•Authorize submission of a CDBG funding application.
•Submit the bids to Larson Design Group and the county solicitor for review.

Oct

Retirement Board Agenda October 27, 2026

The Clarion County Retirement Board was scheduled to receive routine retirement status reports on Oct. 27, 2026, showing upcoming distributions and the fund portfolio balance as of Sept. 30, 2026.

Discussion Points

•Staff presented an off-cycle and regular retirement status report with membership counts and scheduled distributions.

Oct

Elections Board Meeting Agenda October 27, 2026

The Clarion County Board of Elections met Oct. 27, 2026, to receive reminders about polling locations and to get updates related to the Nov. 3, 2026 General Election; the agenda listed only routine procedural items otherwise.

Oct

Commissioners Meeting Agenda October 27, 2026

Clarion County Board of Commissioners held a work session on Oct. 27, 2026, with items including proposed PHARE housing grants totaling $175,000, several contract renewals and amendments, personnel actions, budget transfers of $32,419.39 and the central accounting report showing $730,479.92 in the general fund.

Discussion Points

•Amendment to payment terms for ReGroup mass-notification system and addition of an 8-port gateway by Zito Business to provide redundancy.
•Contract renewal for IM4Q surveys required by the Office of Developmental Programming; term and cost specified.
•Line-item budget transfers across departments totaling $32,419.39; Central Accounting report lists general fund subtotal $730,479.92 and other funds totaling $1,294,792.73.
•Presentation of two PHARE grant agreements and a related PHARE application submitted by Community Action.
•Proposal to renew Delta Development Group contract for 2027 at $78,000; separate UGI contract listed without cost.
•Teleosoft CountySuite SaaS purchase with listed term and cost; licensing and support details not provided in the agenda.

Oct

October 13, 2026

Clarion County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 13, 2026. The board approved Ordinance 3 of 2026 adopting a county Uniform Parcel Identifier, accepted PHARE conditional commitments totaling $175,000 for local housing projects, approved multiple grants and contracts, signed off on personnel actions and budget transfers, and adjourned at 10:10 a.m.

Decisions

•Approved authorization to apply for SLCGP funding
•Approved PHARE conditional commitments totaling $175,000
•Budget transfers approved
•Central Accounting Report approved
•Grant approved; appointment approved
•Letters of support approved
•Ordinance 3 of 2026 adopted
•Personnel items approved
•Repository bid approved
•Service agreement approved

Sep

September 22, 2026

The Clarion County Retirement Board met Sept. 22, 2026, approved the agenda and August minutes, accepted the employee status report, heard a financial report showing $33,240,954.06 in the retirement portfolio and scheduled $480,864.53 in October distributions, and adjourned at 10:04 a.m.

Discussion Points

•Financial totals and membership counts were recorded in the minutes with no recorded discussion.
•No substantive discussion recorded on agenda items; motions were procedural and recorded as passing without opposition.

Decisions

•Agenda approved as presented; minutes dated Aug. 25, 2026 approved; Employee Status Report accepted; meeting adjourned
•Financial figures presented as information to be included in meeting record

Aug

Board of Elections August 25, 2026

The Clarion County Election Board met Aug. 25, 2026, approved the Election Integrity Grant ($117,486.60) and an upgrade to Liberty Vote System 5.17, heard preparations for the Nov. 3, 2026 general election from Elections Director Robert Wilk, and adjourned after a brief session.

Discussion Points

•Board considered an upgrade to Liberty Vote System version 5.17; no technical details recorded.
•General election preparations for Nov. 3, 2026 were discussed by Elections Director Robert Wilk and the board.
•Presentation of grant term (7/1/2026-6/30/2027) and allocation ($117,486.60) by elections staff.
•Procedural approvals for agenda and minutes; unanimous votes on substantive items; meeting lasted approximately nine minutes.

Decisions

•Agenda approved; minutes approved; grant and upgrade approved; meeting adjourned
•Grant approved by unanimous vote
•Upgrade approved by unanimous vote

May

Salary Board Meeting Agenda May 12, 2026

The Clarion County Salary Board agenda for May 12, 2026, listed proposed employee stipend payments for several MIS, maintenance and treasury staff and a personnel change in the Corrections department to abolish two part‑time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) positions and create one full‑time LPN position, all with effective dates in April–May 2026.

Discussion Points

•Proposal to abolish two part‑time LPN positions and create one full‑time LPN at NE/NU 6 with effective date 05/18/2026.
•Stipend amounts and named recipients were listed without supporting budget detail.

May

Commissioners Meeting Agenda May 12, 2026

The Clarion County Board of Commissioners' May 12, 2026 work session agenda listed proclamations, two hotel-tax grant requests, multiple letters of support, a proposed procurement policy review, an AI acceptable-use policy, extensive personnel actions with starting rates and effective dates, budget transfers totaling $7,375.82, and a Central Accounting report showing a $584,531.22 general-fund total.

Discussion Points

•Extensive list of individual personnel actions and rate adjustments across multiple departments; effective dates for many items ranged from 01/01/2026 to 05/27/2026.
•Two hotel-tax grant applications were presented with specific requested amounts; budget transfers and Central Accounting balances were provided for board review.

Apr

April 28, 2026 Board of Elections Meeting Minutes

The Clarion County Election Board on April 28, 2026, approved temporary relocations for three polling places ahead of the May 19 primary and discussed preparations for the May 19, 2026 primary election.

Discussion Points

•Board approved relocation of Brady Township polling place to East Brady Community Center Gymnasium due to East Brady Fire Hall construction.
•Board approved relocation of East Brady Borough polling place to East Brady Community Center Gymnasium because of construction at East Brady Fire Hall.
•Board approved relocation of Hawthorn polling place due to construction at Hawthorn Fire Hall.
•Election Director Robert Wilk provided updates regarding the May 19, 2026 primary; the minutes do not detail topics covered.
•Several procedural approvals and three polling-location relocations were passed unanimously.

Decisions

•All recorded motions passed without opposition.
•No formal actions or votes recorded in the minutes for this entry.
•Temporary relocation approved for May 19, 2026 primary and Nov. 3, 2026 general election.
•Temporary relocation effective for May 19, 2026 Primary only.

Jan

Commissioners Meeting Minutes January 27, 2026

At its Jan. 27, 2026 meeting the Clarion County Board of Commissioners approved a package of grant support letters, a courthouse grant, multiple contract renewals and upgrades, personnel actions and budget transfers; all motions passed unanimously and the board thanked staff for work during a recent snowstorm.

Discussion Points

•Brosius thanked employees for working during the snowstorm.
•Commissioner Brosius thanked staff who worked during a snowstorm.
•Commissioner White mentioned the top three items CCAP will be legislating this year (not specified in the minutes).
•White referenced CCAP’s top three legislative items but minutes did not specify them.

Decisions

•All listed motions approved unanimously

Jan

Commissioners Meeting Minutes January 13, 2026

Clarion County Board of Commissioners met Jan. 13, 2026, and approved routine governance items including a Line of Succession resolution, multiple contract renewals and grants (including a $92,004 PEMA 9-1-1 grant), personnel appointments and separations, budget transfers totaling $16,565.02, and Central Accounting reports; public questions about fund balance, debt and an America250PA event were answered during the public comment period.

Discussion Points

•Affirmations that personnel and Corrections separation items correspond to Salary Board and Deputy Warden respectively.
•Commissioner Tharan provided an estimate that current debt was "under $2 million".
•Commissioner Tharan provided an informal estimate that county debt is under $2 million.
•Discussion of the county general fund balance and factors that affect year‑end balances (Brandy Jackson noted seasonality).
•Explanation that low general fund balances can reflect year‑end timing of revenues and expenditures.
•Questions from press about whether a personnel item reflected Salary Board action and whether a Corrections separation referred to a Deputy Warden; both were answered affirmatively by Commissioner Brosius.

Decisions

•All recorded agenda motions were approved unanimously; no items were tabled or postponed.

Directions

•No formal directions recorded beyond approvals; several multi‑year agreements will be administered by specified departments (Emergency Management/911; MIS; Central Accounting).

Jan

Commissioners Re-Organizational Meeting Minutes January 2nd, 2026

Clarion County Board of Commissioners held its Jan. 2, 2026 re-organizational meeting, appointing board officers and committee assignments, approving banks of deposit and schedules, passing Resolution No. 1, and setting the mileage reimbursement rate at $0.52 per mile after a 2-1 vote.

Discussion Points

•Board and committee assignments for each commissioner were reviewed and approved.
•Multiple mileage rate proposals were discussed; several motions failed for lack of a second before a final rate was approved.
•Multiple proposed mileage rates were debated; several proposals lacked a second before the final vote.

Decisions

•Appointments of officers (chair, vice-chair, secretary) and administrative appointments were finalized.
•Final mileage reimbursement set at $0.52 per mile for 2026.
•Mileage reimbursement rate set at $0.52 per mile.

Directions

•County staff authorized to execute grant and contract documents under Resolution No. 1.

Dec

Commissioners Meeting Minutes December 23, 2025

Clarion County Board of Commissioners met Dec. 23, 2025, and approved the county's final FY2026 budget (2-1 vote), several contracts and renewals, personnel actions, budget transfers and a PEMA cybersecurity grant application. Commissioner Theodore W. Tharan voted against the budget and later said he opposed tax and some salary increases.

Discussion Points

•Budget amounts and tax rate implications were debated; Commissioner Tharan objected to tax and some salary increases.
•Multiple contract terms and costs were summarized by departments before roll-call approvals.

Decisions

•Adopt final FY2026 budget and Resolution No. 19; approve listed contracts, personnel changes, budget transfers, and grant application.

Directions

•Schedule and hold reorganization meeting Jan. 2, 2026; work session and salary/commissioners meeting Jan. 13, 2026.

Dec

Commissioners Meeting Minutes December 9, 2025

The Clarion County Board of Commissioners met Dec. 9, 2025, and approved a tax revenue anticipation note, several contracts and renewals, municipal liquid-fuels awards totaling $91,000, personnel changes, budget transfers and other routine items; most motions passed unanimously, with the deputies'union contract approved 2-1.

Discussion Points

•Presentation of Treasurer's report and Central Accounting report; details of fund balances and transfers.
•Questions from press about the sheriff's contract, the Drop-In Center and the Keystone School District alarm program.

Decisions

•Approval of Resolution No. 18 (tax note) and multiple contracts, grants, personnel actions and budget transfers; sheriff's deputies contract approved 2-1.

Directions

•Work session scheduled for Dec. 23, 2025 at 9:30 a.m.; salary/retirement/commissioners board meeting at 10:00 a.m. on Dec. 23, 2025.

Nov

Commissioners Meeting Minutes November 12, 2025

The Clarion County Board of Commissioners met Nov. 12, 2025, approving the 2026 real estate tax rate and a tentative 2026 budget, tabling an inmate‑housing agreement with Jefferson County, and adopting several resolutions, contracts, personnel actions and budget transfers; a public question clarified that “DDEI” stands for Developmental Disabilities and Early Intervention.

Discussion Points

•Agreement terms: effective date 9/16/2025; cost $75 per inmate per day plus medical expenses.
•Agreement with GoPaddle for park improvements approved.
•Board considered tax-rate resolution following countywide reassessment.
•Board reviewed and voted on the tentative 2026 budget; one commissioner recorded a no vote.
•Bond renewal and prepaid premium amount recorded.
•Budget transfers and Central Accounting Report approved.
•Detailed employee contribution rates for 2026 recorded and approved.
•Motion to table moved and seconded with unanimous roll call.
•Multiple personnel items (probation completions, demotion, new hire) approved.

Decisions

•Adopt Resolution No. 16 of 2025 (tax rate).
•Agreement tabled pending future action (not scheduled in transcript).
•Approve 2026 tentative budget (2–1 vote).
•Approve bond renewal, GoPaddle agreement, insurance contributions, personnel items, budget transfers and Central Accounting Report.

Oct

Commissioners Meeting Minutes October 28, 2025

Clarion County Board of Commissioners met Oct. 28, 2025, and approved multiple grant applications, personnel changes, budget transfers and accounting reports; they tabled an inter-county inmate housing agreement and confirmed a temporary polling-location relocation in Clarion Borough.

Discussion Points

•Multiple grant opportunities and letters of support for county programs and regional initiatives.
•Possible agreement with County of Jefferson to house Clarion County inmates (terms: $75/inmate/day plus medical expenses).
•Routine budget transfers and personnel appointments were discussed and approved.

Decisions

•Agreement with County of Jefferson tabled.
•PCCD MAT grant application approved (requested $300,000).
•PEMA SLCGP application for Cofense security-awareness services approved.
•PHARE application approved for submission.

Directions

•Clerk/County Administration to transmit letters of support and complete grant submissions.
•Human Resources and Central Accounting to process hires, separations and budget transfers.

Sep

Commissioners Meeting Minutes September 23, 2025

At its Sept. 23, 2025 meeting, the Clarion County Board of Commissioners approved a series of routine contracts, appointments, budget transfers and reports, accepted a transit van donation, and conditionally approved a PHARE award; they tabled an agreement to house inmates with Jefferson County pending clarification of medical-expense language.

Discussion Points

•Clarification sought about what 'medical expenses' covers in the Jefferson County inmate‑housing agreement; the board tabled that item for further clarification.

Decisions

•Numerous contracts, appointments and budget transfers approved; Jefferson County inmate‑housing agreement tabled.

Directions

•Staff to clarify medical‑expense language with Jefferson County and report back (follow-up task recorded).

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