WEDNESDAY, APRIL26,2 2017  A MEETING OF THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WAS HELD ON ATTENDING: COMMISSIONERS GEORGE F. HALCOVAGE, JR.; FRANK J. STAUDENMEIER AND GARY J. HESS; CONTROLLER CHRISTY JOY; ASSISTANT COUNTY SOLICITOR CHRIS HOBBS; HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTASSISTANT RISK MANAGER,, HEATHER GARRITY; AND CHIEF  WEDNISDAY,APAIL26,017,AT600PM. CLERK DARLENE! LAUGHLIN.  SESSION CALLED TO ORDER: BY COMMISSIONER HALCOVAGE. AND OPENED WITHTHE: PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE' TO' THE) FLAG.  INRE: REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS HELD  THE CHIEF CLERK: STATED' THERE WEREI NOI EXECUTIVE SESSIONS TOI REPORT.  INRE: PUBLICCOMMENT TODAY'SMEETING.  THERE WERE NO REQUESTS TO BE INCLUDED IN THE PUBLIC COMMENT SEGMENT OF INRE: PRESENTATION OF CERTIFICATE FOR THE 2016 ANNUAL PHONE BOOK RECYCLING PROGRAM: SPONSORED BY THE OFFICE OF SOLID WASTE. & SCHUYLKILLKEEPI ITI PRETTYTO THIRDI PLACEI KINDERGARTEN! STUDENT, GAVIN EDMONDS. WESTI PENNI ELEMENTARY AT THIS TIME, THE CERTIFICATE WAS PRESENTED BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO GAVIN EDMONDS, AI KINDERGARTEN STUDENT. AT WEST PENNI ELEMENTARY WHO PLACEDTHIRDI IN THE CONTEST, GAVIN COLLECTED 475 PHONE DIRECTORIES FOR RECYCLING DURING THE 20161 PHONE DIRECTORY RECYCLING CONTEST. GAVIN RECEIVED A CHECK IN THE. AMOUNT AT THIS TIME, JOE SCRIBBICK, SOLID WASTE & RESOURCE MANAGEMENT DIRECTOR INFORMED THE BOARD THAT HIS OFFICE, ALONG WITH DARLENE DOLZANI, DIRECTOR OF SCHUYLKILL KEEP IT PRETTY (SKIP) HELD THE. ANNUAL: PHONEBOOK COLLECTION AND HE THANKED GAVIN FOR HIS INVOLVEMENT AND ENCOURAGED HIM TO PARTICIPATE AGAIN INRE: PROCLAMATION-F RECOGNIZING THEI RECIPIENTS OF THE "SKIP" DR. HARRYA.& MARKJOCROSSWELL: ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP SCHOLARSHIP) AWARD' ITWASI MOVED BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO RECOGNIZE THE RECIPIENTS OF THE "SKIP" DR. HARRY A. & MARY JO CROSSWELL  OF$100.001 FORCOLLECTING THE: PHONE: BOOKS.  THIS YEAR.  ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP SCHOLARSHIP, AWARD,  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  ATTHIS TIME, THE PROCLAMATIONS WERE. READI BY COMMISSIONER HESS AND) PRESENTED TO CASSANDRA WRANITZ AND EVAN MATTHEW GERHARD. SKIP CHAIRMAN, DARLENE DOLZANI ALSO ATTENDED THE PRESENTATION, ALONG WITH ATTORNEY HARRY COMMISSIONER HESS ACKNOWLEDGED AND THANKED THE CROSWELL FAMILY FOR THEIR DARLENE THANKED THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THER SUPPORT THROUGHOUT THE YEARS INRE: PROCLAMATION-R RECOGNIZING THE RECIPIENTS OF THE "WOMEN WHO CARE" ITWASMOVED) BY COMMISSIONER: STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER: HESSTO RECOGNIZE THE) RECIPIENTS OF THE WOMEN WHO CARE" SCHOLARSHIPS. AT THIS TIME, THE PROCLAMATION WAS READ BY COMMISSIONER HALCOVAGE AND PRESENTED TO TYLER R. ZIMEROFSKY. THE OTHER TWO STUDENTS, NICOLE JORDAN, AND MICHAELA SUSKO WERE UNABLE TO ATTEND DUE TO PARTICIPATING IN THEIR SCHOOL  CROSSWELL ANDI MEMBERS OF THE CROSSWELLFAMILY. INVOLVEMENT AND: FOR ALLTHEY CONTRIBUTE TOTHE COMMUNITY.  FORSKIP. SCHOLARSHIPS  PLAY.    MARIE WANCHICK AND DEBBIE HERRING, MEMBERS OF WOMEN WHO CARE INFORMED THE BOARD THAT EACH STUDENT WILL BE RECEIVING A $500 SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE COMMISSIONER HALCOVAGE THANKED MARIE ANDI DEBBIE FOR ALL THEY DO WITH THE  ORGANIZATION. PROGRAM. VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE MONTH'IN2017 VOTE: HALCOVAGE--AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS-AYE  INRE: PROCLAMATION-I RECOGNIZINGTHEI MONTH OFMAY AS "OLDER AMERICANS IT WASI MOVEDI BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER HESSTO  PROCLAIMI MAY,2017. AS "OLDER. AMERICANS! MONTH".  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  AT THIS TIME, THE PROCLAMATION WAS READ BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER PRESENTED TO DEANNA ORLOWSKY, OFFICE OF SENIOR SERVICES AND MEMBERS AND OF DEANNA THANKED THE COMMISSIONERS FOR THE PROCLAMATION ANDI FOR RECOGNIZING IT WASI MOVED BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO  DIAKON.  THE SENIORS OF THE COUNTY. INRE: APPROVALOFMINUTES  APPROVE' THEI MINUTES OF THE: MEETING OF APRIL 12,2 2017.  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  ITWASI MOVED) BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO APPROVE THE MINUTES OF THE WORKSESSION MEETINGS OF MARCH 15, 2017 & APRIL 19,  2017. VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDEMMEIEK-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: CHILDREN& YOUTH SERVICES -S SERVICE AGREEMENT & CONTRACT. ADDENDUM ITWASI MOVED! BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HESS1 TO ENTER INTO A PURCHASE OF SERVICE AGREEMENT WITH LENORA HERMANN-FINN, MOUNTAIN TOP, PA FOR ASSESSMENTS AND COURT APPEARANCE AT A PER UNIT RATEOF $65.00. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR' THE TERMI ULYI,0I6THROUGH, JUNE 30, 2017.  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDEMMEIRR-AYE MOTIONADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  ITWASN MOVEDI BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONERI HESS TO APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE CURRENT CONTRACT WITH NORTHERN CHILDREN'S SERVICES, PHILADELPHIA, PA TO ADD. AI NEWI MILEAGE OF $0.31 FOR THE TERM JULY  THROUGH, JUNE: VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  1,2016  30, 2017.  STAUDEAMEIER-AYE  HESS-AYE    MOTION ADOPTED.  INRE: AIACAGIMANAIGPEBNTACINCY-GANTAGIBANT  ITWASI MOVBDBYCOMMISSIONEK STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO APPROVE A GRANT AGREEMENT UNDER THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL EMERGENCY. PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM (HMEP) FOR THE AMOUNT OF $7,360.00 AS AUTHORIZED BY SECTION 117A OF THE HAZARDOUS MATERIAL TRANSPORTATION. ACT OF 1990, FOR FEDERAL FISCAL YEAR (FFY 2016). THE PURPOSE OF THIS GRANT IS TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO CONDUCT FUNDING FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PLANNING AND /OR TRAINING WITHIN SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. THIS IS A REIMBURSABLE PROGRAM, WHICH INVOLVES AI FEDERALSHARE OF 80% WITH1 THE COUNTY: PROVIDING THE OTHER: 20%, WHICH WILLBE FROM THEI LOCALLY COLLECTEDI HAZMAT. ASSESSMENTF FUNDS,  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMIHER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: SOLICIORSOFFICB-/ APPROVAL OF AN ORDINANCE ACCORDANCE WITHCOUNTYCODE, 16P.S.$1770.10.  ITV WASI MOVEDI BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER: HESSTO APPROVE ORDINANCE: 2017-1 INCREASING THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY HOTEL ROOM RENTAL TAX FROM THREE (3%) PERCENT TO FIVE (5%) PERCENT EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2017 IN  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  TAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: IREASURERSOPHICE- MONTHLYREPORT  IT WAS MOVED! BY COMMISSIONER: STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO APPROVE THE FOLLOWING TREASURER'S REPORT FOR MARCH, 2017, AS PRESENTED AT THE  WORKSESSION:  LINDAL L. MARCHALK, SCHUYLKILL COUNTY TREASURER March 2017 MONTHLY CASH STATEMENT TOTALS DEPOSITS  BEGINNING BALANCE  ENDING BALANCE  ACCOUNT GENERAL FUND' OTHER COUNTY WORKER COMP ALL ACCOUNTS VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  WITHDRAWALS  12,297,265.10 $6,914,042.32 $6,081,813.23 $13,129,494.19 $17,220,136.49 $4,622,374.71 $2,930,255.64 $18,912,255.56  COUNTY AGENCIES $4,804,322.08 $3,768,840.99 $4,079,904.26 $4,493,258.81  $302,787.69  $74,506.09  -$42,420.29  $334,873.49  $34,162,024.72 $15,378,896.93 $13,129,123.56 $36,411,798.09  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: SOILCONSERVATION- APPOINTMENT $29,944.00. BFFECTIVE. APRIL26, 2017.  ITWASN MOVED) BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER HESSTO APPOINT ALEXA KRAMER, WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP, PA TO A NATORAL RESOURCE CONSERVATIONIST POSITION, NON UNION/NON EXEMPT, AT PAY RANGE 6, STEP 0, AT    VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE INPORMATIONALONLY  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: SHERIFF'S OFFICE- - THREE APPOINTMENTS INTERN POSITION. HPFRCTVEAUQUSTZ,0T, UNPAIDI INTERNI POSITION. EPACIVEADQUST2,0T, INTERNI POSITION. EPPECTIVEMAY222017.  HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTASSISTANT RISK MANAGER HEATHER GARRITY INFORMED THE BOARD7 THAT ANDREW SVRCEK, ORWIGSBURG, PA, HAS) BEEN APPOINTED TOL ANUNPAID HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTASSISTANT RISK MANAGER HEATHER GARRITY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT AAARON KUPERAVAGE, CUMBOLA, PA, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO AN HUMAN RESOURCE SPECIALISTASSISTANT RISK MANAGER HEATHER GARRITY INFORMED THE BOARD THAT JEFFERY YORDY, CUMBOLA, PA, HAS BEEN APPOINTED TO AN UNPAID  PLEASEI NOTE:  *ALL APPOINTMENTS. AREI PENDING. DRUG TEST ANDI PHYSICAL. *ALLACTIONS INVOLVING SALARY. AREI PENDING SALARY: BOARD. APPROVAL. INRE: HUMAN SERVICES DEPARTMENT-S SUPPLEMENTALIUDGHT APPROPRIATION IT WASI MOVED: BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED! BY COMMISSIONER: HESS TO APPROVES SUPPLEMENTAL BUDGET APPROPRIATION: RESOLUTION #2016-31.  NEWE BUSINESS: RESOLUTION VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: PUBLICI DEFENDER'S OFFICE - BUDGETA ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY TO COVER THE) EXPENSE OF ANI IPHONE.  IT WASI MOVEDI BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER HESS TO APPROVE. A 2017: BUDGET. ADJUSTMENT IN THE. AMOUNT OF $200.00 TO ADJUST BUDGETARY  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE OFALEASE  STAUDENMIEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  INRE: ENGINEERING/REAL ESTATE OFFICE-A APPROVALOF ARIGHTO OF] ENTRY & APPROVAL ITWASI MOVED) BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER: HESSTO APPROVE' THE CONSENT: FORI RIGHT OFI ENTRY WITH THEI DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, BUREAUG OF ABANDONED: MINE LANDS ON COUNTY OWNEDI LAND,TAX PARCEL3 35-07-0047.001 (FORMERLY SR GREENWAY. ASSOC.), LOCATED: IN WEST BRUNSWICK TOWNSHIP, THE PAI DEP PROJECT: IS7 TO CAP ANDI FILL AF PIPELINE' WITH GROUTTHATEXISTS UNDER: RAILROAD? TRACKS OWNED. BY READING. ANDI BLUEI MOUNTAIN, & NORTHERN. THE COUNTY'SI PROPERTY WILLI BEI USED TO ACCESS THE PROJECT, AREA ANDS STAGEI EQUIPMENT  ANDN MATERIALS. VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE    ITWASI MOVED! BY COMMISSIONER STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED: BY COMMISSIONER: HESS TO APPROVE A LEASE WITH POTTSVILLE 108 LLC FOR THE OFFICE SPACE OCCUPIED BY SCHUYLKILL COUNTY MENTAL EALTHDEVELOPMENTAL SERVICES AND THE DRUG AND ALCOHOL: PROGRAM. THE) LEASE. ISI FOR A TERM OF 5 YEARS COMMENCING ON: JULY 15,2017 ANDI EXPIRES ON JULY 14, 2022. THE MONTHLY RENT FOR YEAR ONE IS $5,370.96 FOR 4,378 SQUARE FEET, WHICH EQUATES TO $14.72/SQUARE FEET. THE SOLICITOR'S OFFICE HAS UNDER THE QUESTION, AND BEFORE THE VOTE WAS TAKEN, COMMISSIONER HESS WANTED TO GO ON RECORD THAT THE BOARD CAN END THEI LEASE. AND THAT THE LEASEI HAS AS 90 DAY OUT CLAUSE IN IT. HE SAID THAT HE HAD CONCERNS ABOUT THE 5 YEAR: LEASE. HE SAID' THAT HE DOESN'T WANT TO SEE THIS GO THEI LENGTH OF THE FIVE YEARS AND THAT WE SHOULD GETI MOVING ON THE RENOVATIONS. AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. AND GET THIS DONE  REVIEWED. AND APPROVED' THE LEASE ASTOF FORM.  BEFORE THEI FIVE YEARI PERIOD. VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION. ADOPTED.  HESS-AYE  INRE: HUMANRESOURCES OFFICE-/ ADDENDUM  IT WASI MOVED: BY COMMISSIONER: STAUDENMEIER, SECONDED BY COMMISSIONER HESSTO APPROVE. AN ADDENDUM TO: SCHUYLKILL MEDICAL CENTER'S CONTRACTI EFFECTIVE. APRIL 12, 2017. THE NEW NAME IS LEHIGH VALLEY SCHUYLKILL SOUTH, AND IT IS LOCATED AT  THE: SAME ADDRESS 420 S. JACKSON: STREET, POTTSVILLE, PA 17901.  VOTE: HALCOVAGE-AYE  STAUDENMEIER-AYE MOTION ADOPTED.  HESS--AYE  THEREI BEINGI NOI FURTHER: BUSINESS, THE MEETING. ADJOURNED.  ATTEST: Bache  CHIEF CLERK  dafk