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Why it matters: county staff said the recent grant award does not cover the full cost of converting the position to full time — in particular, the grant covers salary but not fringe benefits and legacy costs — and the commissioners asked for confirmation from the district attorney and grant administrators before approving the personnel change.

What happened at the meeting

County staff presented the salary-board action and the related grant award. A staff member said the award \"does not cover the entire cost\" and that the grant \"covers 72%\" of the new adult victim-witness coordinator position while other percentages apply to existing positions. The staff presentation made clear the award is a collective package intended to fund multiple victim-witness positions and that fringe benefits and related legacy costs were not included in the grant amount.

Commissioners expressed concern about the uncovered portion of personnel costs and whether the county could break out and accept the grant in part. One commissioner said, \"We should probably table it until next week until we can confirm that and also confirm with the DA what's happening with that salary piece.\" The board then voted to table agenda item 5.11 for one week to allow staff to clarify funding details with the district attorney's office and VA (as referenced in the meeting).

Next steps

Staff said they would bring the matter back to the salary board the following Monday after confirming whether the grant can be accepted in part and how fringe and ongoing salary obligations would be covered. The meeting record indicates there is no immediate deadline pressing the county to act the same day; staff characterized the award as retroactive to Jan. 1, 2025, but said delaying one week would mostly affect reimbursement timing rather than eligibility.

Ending

The commissioners left the item tabled pending confirmation from the district attorney and grants staff; they asked county staff to return with clarification at the next salary-board meeting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Lycoming County Commissioners Meeting 2-6-25","oneSentenceSummary","The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 12 tabled a salary-board item that would convert a part-time victim-witness coordinator to full time after staff reported the grant award did not fully cover salary and fringe costs.","taxTitle","Lycoming County, Pennsylvania","taxId",54753,"location","headline","shortSummary",{"_33":75,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":76,"_41":77,"_43":78,"_45":79,"_47":80,"_49":81,"_51":82,"_53":83,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":84,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":85,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":56,"_73":56},6345007,"Lycoming County commissioners approve multiple contracts, grants and purchases; ratify major construction contract",184,1387000,1571000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=2249969-e14cb10f1fae5f582383447224ef7832&start=1387&end=1571","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/2249969-e14cb10f1fae5f582383447224ef7832/thumbnail_1387000.jpg","/articles/6345007/Lycoming-County/Pennsylvania/Lycoming-County-commissioners-approve-multiple-contracts-grants-and-purchases-ratify-major-construction-contract","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6345007-ed10207f70bf6dd3c4f5468c8029527e/orig.mp4?Expires=1771170962&Signature=RyzqAIFw8otBTxuImrNUcakyNzDPnPQZdTS-rMO2YJJIJm2R-aHRKi8V0EmKFA45H~KO1ghlN3Gg4h08FY53dfNFdYg5a5pD5DJgosV4KxhEI56Clz1q9BlSGLcsTuGFPEo9aK-CiSMNBtejh-MUJjZwdl7iDXG7RkffFt~wYKUD1N4uWOTjQTcslGynfH86tE6zsB5SuEKkqF6Yp2MKpjewq-~fkwmRyW6GyqmGMAEhvEReQoWsUfZY4TAFnZD~JAUE~cRZTkvmiY6OwvFGFilPLur8BSNZOzh9M04RwqrSy4Ckrkpc~8YjtspOWeBA~IUhzbzTHVlMjXVoonov9A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Lycoming County commissioners on Feb. 12 approved a slate of contracts, grant acceptances, equipment purchases and personnel actions, and ratified a $4,311,129 construction contract for the Phase 2 Williamsburg cross pipe rehabilitation project.

The actions covered routine county business including approval of accounts payable and credit card reports; contract renewals and amendments for facilities maintenance, security systems and elevators; professional-service agreements for legal representation and broadband consulting; equipment purchases for the county farm; and several information-technology renewals.

Why it matters: the approvals fund ongoing county operations, advance a major infrastructure project and allocate federal and state grant dollars the county will manage. The approvals included vendor contracts and budgeted purchases that county staff said are necessary for courthouse operations, prison services and county IT security.

Highlights and supporting details

- Ratified construction contract: The commissioners ratified the previously awarded contract to Shiloh Paving and Excavating for the Williamsburg cross pipe rehabilitation, phase 2, at $4,311,129. The item was presented as a ratification of an award already made by county staff.

- Grants and state funding: The board accepted a Lycoming County Chesapeake Bay Countywide Action Plan Implementation Grant in the amount of $592,437 to support county implementation tasks tied to the Chesapeake Bay plan.

- Legal and public-safety contracts: The board approved increases and new agreements for indigent-defense representation, including an amendment raising an agreement with William Neely from $20,000 to $70,000 related to the Troy Bailey murder case, and an agreement with Bruce Levy and DCPE for public-defender services; both were described as within the 2025 approved public-defender budget.

- Facilities and security: The commissioners approved a five-year security/monitoring/maintenance agreement with Onetronics International for the District Justice building in Jersey Shore, and two elevator-related service agreements with Port Elevator for required five-year testing and life-cycle inspections (noted as state- and insurance-required).

- County farm and equipment: The board approved professional services for a county farm crop specialist and purchased a tractor and wagon (bill of sale) from a private seller for $14,500, citing fair-market value.

- IT and telecommunications: The board approved a $98,900 broadband-consulting agreement with DTC Technologies (funded $50,000 by an ARC Power grant with remainder from other county funds), a one-year spam-filter renewal ($20,852), a five-year firewall refresh ($123,849.20) and an annual firewall software renewal ($5,131.51). A $150 pager replacement for juvenile probation was approved.

- Routine financial items: Commissioners ratified accounts payable of $4,359,790.32 and approved a credit-card purchases report totaling $6,693.41.

- Personnel and salary-board items: The commissioners approved multiple conditional offers of employment across the pre-release center, prison and adult probation. During the salary-board session the board approved routine personnel actions and tabled a separate victim-witness position request for further discussion (see separate article).

Quotes from the meeting

Commissioner Paul Pierce, during roll call on an earlier vote, recorded his vote as \"Aye.\" (Transcript roll call.)

Staff presenters described the broadband-consulting contract as funded in part by an ARC Power grant: \"This is funded $50,000 by the ARC Power grant,\" (staff member Kelsey).

Ending

The board completed the meeting after public business and recessed to a salary-board session earlier in the agenda; the group set the next regular meeting date and closed after finishing the listed items. Several minor procurements and routine renewals approved at the meeting are expected to be implemented by the county departments that requested them.","The Lycoming County Board of Commissioners approved a series of contracts, grant acceptances, equipment purchases and personnel actions at its Feb. 12 meeting, and ratified a $4.31 million paving contract. One grant-backed personnel request was tabled for further review.","actionData","errors"]

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Commissioners table victim-witness coordinator funding while staff confirm grant coverage

Lycoming County commissioners approve multiple contracts, grants and purchases; ratify major construction contract