AGENDA - COMMISSIONERS MEETING WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2025 AT 10:00 AM THE PUBLIC MAY JOIN TODAY'S MEETING THROUGH ZOOM (NO VIDEO) PHONE: 1 - 301 = 715 - 8592; MEETING ID NUMBER: 504 721 7678 #; PASSCODE: 428960 1. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS HELD 2. PUBLIC COMMENT: 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES = COMMISSIONERS MEETING OF APRIL 23, 2025 APPROVAL OF MINUTES = COMMISSIONERS WORK SESSION OF MAY 7, 2025 4. GRANT WRITER'S APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE FOR A DEMOLITION PROJECT IN NEW PHILADELPHIA. BIDS WILL BE DUE IN THE CONTROLLERS OFFICE ON TUESDAY, MAY 27, 2025 AT 3:00 PM. BID OPENING WILL TAKE PLACE WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 2025 AT 9:00 AM. APPROVAL TO ADVERTISE FOR 2025 CDBG HEARINGS FOR BUTLER TOWNSHIP, MINERSVILLE, PINE GROVE TOWNSHIP, SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, SHENANDOAH, TAMAQUA, WAYNE TOWNSHIP, WEST PENN TOWNSHIP, AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BOROUGH OF PALO ALTO FOR A CDBG ADA PROJECT. APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH REILLY TOWNSHIP FOR A CDBG WATERLINE PROJECT. APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH DELANO TOWNSHIP FOR A DEMOLITION PROJECT AT 131-133 RAILROAD STREET. APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BOROUGH OF FRACKVILLE FOR DEMOLITION PROJECTS AT 443 W. WALNUT STREET AND 445 W. PINE STREET. APPROVAL TO ENTER INTO A COOPERATION AGREEMENT WITH THE BOROUGH OF NEW PHILADELPHIA FOR A DEMOLITION PROJECT AT 46-48 WATER STREET. APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $66,053.00 TO SPOTTS BROTHERS INC. FOR A CDBG ADA PROJECT IN BUTLER TOWNSHIP AT THE LAVELLE PLAYGROUND AND THE SPRING STREET PLAY AREA. APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $21,694.00 TO SPOTTS BROTHERS INC. FOR A CDBG ADA PROJECT IN WEST PENN TOWNSHIP AT ZION PARK. APPROVAL TO AWARD A CONTRACT IN THE AMOUNT OF $39,015.00 TO TRIPLE A SERVICES LLC FOR A CDBG ADA PROJECT IN PALO ALTO AT THE BACON STREET PARK AND SAVORY STREET PARK. APPROVAL OF A REVISION TO THE 2023 CDBG PROGRAM MOVING $1,354.20 FROM THE PALO ALTO BACON STREET RECREATION LINE ITEM TO THE PALO ALTO SAVORY PARK MPROVEMENTS LINE ITEM. 5. REAL ESTATE APPROVAL TO AWARD THE BID AND ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH SHANE HOUCK EXCAVATING, BLOOMSBURG, PA, FOR THE DEMOLITION PROJECT ALONG NORTH BOWER STREET, EAST LLOYD STREET, AND NORTH LEHIGH STREET, SHENANDOAH IN THE AMOUNT OF $95,960.00. 6. CHILDREN & YOUTH APPROVE TO APPOINT PASTOR DAVID BRADY, TO A 3-YEAR TERM ON THE CHILDREN AND YOUTH ADVISORY BOARD, WITH A TERM PERIOD MAY 12, 2025, THROUGH MAY 11, 2028. APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT WITH KIDSPEACE NATIONAL CENTERS, INC., SCHNECKSVILLE, PA, DATED JUNE 28, 2023, TO ADD FOSTER PARENT REIMBURSEMENT- VISITATION AND DISCHARGE PLANNING DURING RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT AT A CHILD SPECIFIC PER DIEM RATE OF $20.00. APPROVE. AN ADDENDUM TO THE. AGREEMENT WITH ALL-SHRED, MOSCOW, PA, DATED JULY: 24, 2024, EXTENDING ITS TERM PERIOD TO INCLUDE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AT CURRENT RATES AND TERMS BY AMENDING THE END DATE TO JUNE 30, 2026. APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT WITH PENN KASHAR, INC., POTTSVILLE, PA, DATED AUGUST 14, 2024, EXTENDING ITS TERM PERIOD TO INCLUDE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AT CURRENT RATES AND TERMS BY AMENDING THE END DATE TO JUNE 30, 2026. APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT WITH LANGUAGE LINE SERVICES INC., MONTEREY, CA, DATED DECEMBER 16, 2020, EXTENDING ITS TERM PERIOD TO INCLUDE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AT CURRENT RATES AND TERMS BY AMENDING THE END DATE TO JUNE 30, 2026. APPROVE AN ADDENDUM TO THE AGREEMENT WITH CHILDREN'S SERVICE CENTER OF WYOMING VALLEY, WILKES-BARRE, PA, DATED JUNE 12, 2024, EXTENDING ITS TERM PERIOD TO INCLUDE FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026 AT CURRENT RATES AND TERMS BY AMENDING THE END DATE TO JUNE 30, 2026. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PERSEUS HOUSE, INC., ERIE, PA, FOR RESIDENTIAL SERVICES AT $365.08 PER DIEM, SHELTER SERVICES AT $326.06 PER DIEM, AND TRANSITIONAL LIVING SERVICES AT $299.63 PER DIEM WITH A TERM OF JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026. APPROVE AN AGREEMENT WITH PENNSYLVANIA COUNSELING SERVICES, INC., LEBANON, PA, FOR PSYCHOSEXUAL EVALUATIONS AT A PER UNIT COST OF $750.00, INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY THERAPY SESSIONS AT A PER UNIT COST OF $130.00, AND POLYGRAPHS AT A PER UNIT COST OF $450.00 WITH A TERM OF JULY 1, 2025, THROUGH JUNE 30, 2026. 7. DRUG & ALCOHOL APPROVAL OF AMENDMENT #1 TO GRANT AGREEMENT NUMBER 4100086651 BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT OF DRUG AND ALCOHOL PROGRAMS AND SCHUYLKILL COUNTY. THE PURPOSE OF THE AMENDMENT IS TO EXTEND THE TERM OF THE GRANT AGREEMENT TO DECEMBER 31, 2025 DUE TO UNCERTAINTY OF FUTURE DIRECTIVE FROM THE STATE DEPARTMENT. 8. MIS APPROVAL TO PURCHASE PRTG NETWORK MONITORING SOFTWARE THROUGH SHADOW TECHNOLOGIES. THIS IS A 3-YEAR SUBSCRIPTION BILLED ANNUALLY. PRICE PER YEAR IS $2,106.02. 9. COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR ON BEHALF OF THE LUZERNE / SCHUYLKILL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD APPROVAL OF THE RECOMMENDATION TO APPOINT JOHN POWERS, POTTSVILLE, AS A MEMBER OF THE LUZERNE / SCHUYLKILL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT BOARD. AS PRESIDENT OF COMMERCIAL INSURANCE LINES, TOBASH INSURANCE AGENCIES, MR. POWERS QUALIFIES AS A REPRESENTATIVE UNDER THE PRIVATE SECTOR-BUSINESS CATEGORY, REPRESENTING THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY SECTOR, AND HOLDING OPTIMUM POLICYMAKING AUTHORITY. MR. POWERS SHALL REPRESENT THE BUSINESS CATEGORY SERVING SCHUYLKILL AND LUZERNE COUNTIES WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREA. MR. POWERS WAS PREVIOUSLY APPOINTED TO THE BOARD UNDER HIS FORMER EMPLOYER. 10. HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE APPROVAL OF A SIDE AGREEMENT WITH THE SCHUYLKILL COUNTY COURT RELATED UNION, UNIT 1, TO IMPLEMENT PAYMENT OF PERFORMANCE / RETENTION BONUSES TO CERTAIN EMPLOYEES OF THE ADULT PROBATION DEPARTMENT AS INITIATED BY THE COURT SYSTEM AND APPROVED BY THE COUNTY SALARY BOARD. THE EMPLOYEES ARE TO BE PAID ON THEIR ANNIVERSARY! DATE OR AS SOON AS PRACTICABLE, AFTER THAT DATE WITH FUNDS APPROVED BY THE PRESIDENT JUDGE FROM THE OFFENDER SUPERVISION FUND. THE PAYMENTS WILL RANGE FROM $1,000 TO $3,000 DEPENDING ON YEARS OF SERVICE. ALL PAYMENTS WILL BE MADE IN 2025. APPROVAL OF ADJUSTED RATES TO AN EXISTING CONTRACT WITH THE LEHIGH VALLEY HEALTH NETWORK AS OF MAY 2025 FOR OCCUPATIONAL MEDICINE AND EMPLOYEE SCREENING SERVICES. THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSSIBLE SERVICES UNDER THIS CONTRACT WITH SOME PRICE INCREASES AND SOME PRICE DECREASES. FOR THE FREQUENTLY USED PRE-EMPLOYMENT SCREENING NEW FEES FOR THE MOST LIKELY SERVICES ARE: STANDARD PHYSICAL - $68.25; RAPID 10 PANEL DRUG SCREEN - $54.26; OBSERVED SPECIMEN - NO CHARGE; AND UDS 10 PANEL W/MRO - $52.50. 11. NEW BUSINESS - FINANCE FOR INFORMATION ONLY - BUDGET ADJUSTMENTS FOR THE CURRENT YEAR: OFFICE / DEPARTMENT AMOUNT JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT $ 96 COUNTY ADMINISTRATION $ 3,027 OFFICE OF SENIOR SERVICES $ 162,000 TAX ASSESSMENT OFFICE $ 451,200 12. HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE PERSONNEL ACTIONS & INFORMATION 13. NOTE: NEXT WEEK'S WORK SESSION IS THURSDAY, MAY 22. ADJOURNMENT SALARY BOARD MEETING MAY14, 2025 1. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES = SALARY BOARD MEETING OF APRIL 23, 2025 APPROVAL OF MINUTES = SALARY BOARD WORK SESSION OF MAY 7, 2025 4. HUMAN RESOURCES OFFICE = PERSONNEL ACTIONS 5. NEW BUSINESS 6. ADJOURNMENT RETIREMENT BOARD MEETING MAY14, 2025 1. REPORT OF EXECUTIVE SESSIONS HELD 2. PUBLIC COMMENT 3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES - MONTHLY MEETING OF APRIL 9, 2025 4. CONTROLLERS REPORT APPROVAL OF CONTROLLERS REPORT 5. NEW BUSINESS 6. ADJOURNMENT