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A commissioner said the county had monitored food purchasing and operations at the correctional facility for about 19 months and implemented cost-reduction measures, but costs had risen. The RFP return, the commissioner said, showed it would be about $300,000 cheaper to bring in an outside agency to run the entire food service department than to continue the in-house program.

The motion authorized county staff to move forward with awarding or rejecting proposals in accordance with county code; the meeting record does not name a selected vendor. Commissioners approved the motion on a voice vote.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Blair County Commissioners","oneSentenceSummary","Commissioners approved accepting proposals for food service at the Blair County Prison and to award or reject per county procurement code after an RFP showed it would be roughly $300,000 cheaper to outsource than continue in-house operations.","taxTitle","Blair County, Pennsylvania","taxId",5058,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6496686,"Blair County OKs conservation easement on 236-acre Bridal Family Partnership farm; county invests $145,000",136,847000,983000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5586987-194507ca2352d69ce366f16143806c99&start=847&end=983","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5586987-194507ca2352d69ce366f16143806c99/thumbnail_847000.jpg","/articles/6496686/Blair-County/Pennsylvania/Blair-County-OKs-conservation-easement-on-236-acre-Bridal-Family-Partnership-farm-county-invests-145000","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6496686-055b7e6a2de40d04abb034f95e351762/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154615&Signature=WjJRhgm2arcUQMnCKhO5uxukWemsvxUIZoAK7TVHvZW~z~CQlG-CDncIXT71imJXiqzIU2T4ma0Ao7P7tOqI2K0KYlbzUx1izTRupaEJI~EcDI~fMp3IuKRupbkoL1aYrB1EFuuJo1UyrcSBp~vgBWCU1U9~pt7v8QWmJMBYiiZs3v8-ZmE5t-cIo3kk4fUREWhGs3pURqBtRv5jbgO4OQJTPuAaLplpROXfto9LwHfmU6dfbXhNm3CvbNww6V1jukFJ4CBTuJMpK6IGf3JUih2BLyIamAhuu6SUJXVsn62LnbpXfbsRIeNsXt7SQPA3c5E9c8YgjCCVQW-lhFaxrg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Blair County Commissioners voted Thursday to approve an agreement of sale for an agricultural conservation easement on 236.23 acres owned by the Bridal Family Partnership.

The county’s Ag Land Preservation Board presented the easement, which has a total appraised value of $488,996.10 plus about $10,000 in incidental costs. Blair County will contribute $145,000 from county Act 13 funds; the presentation said the county contribution this year included $125,000 from Act 13 funds and roughly $34,000 from Clean and Green rollback funds. The board’s presentation said the county share helped leverage roughly $383,000 in additional state funds.

Approving the easement will bring the county’s preserved-farm total to 65 farms and more than 9,556 acres, the board said.

A representative of the Ag Land Preservation Board requested the commissioners’ approval; commissioners moved to approve the agreement of sale and the motion passed by voice vote.","Commissioners approved an agricultural conservation easement covering 236.23 acres on property owned by the Bridal Family Partnership. The total easement value is $488,996.10; the county will contribute $145,000 from Act 13 funds.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6496690,"Blair County accepts 2024 audit; auditors report clean opinion, two federal-compliance findings in treasurer's office",497,341000,838000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5586987-194507ca2352d69ce366f16143806c99&start=341&end=838","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5586987-194507ca2352d69ce366f16143806c99/thumbnail_341000.jpg","/articles/6496690/Blair-County/Pennsylvania/Blair-County-accepts-2024-audit-auditors-report-clean-opinion-two-federal-compliance-findings-in-treasurers-office","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6496690-d18c18429c637dc8beb5446b7a5a30d7/orig.mp4?Expires=1771154615&Signature=msZI7iNge16JbnKyIvafU8lTGs4DkBr1YmCFUh8JFmWBzr-eQOONxwLsFmUIPob8BRTiZIquNMWDmAlb4jh-jHjyyM1zod5sShIsHugINqNWengZ8PjtOsZlS1vPksk0Ih3zg3hNds~NnzbfgiumNZmIkNtiatZeB8YL-2ZU6c3WFTHX5tgwpXWtHi~QKS44nrvhwhkbykVbDxf0~9BZzS0sey~Vu7ZZ5yeg0VEEU~-lG1jlMGFhQljYQvhUEGYQePd3zO4aVxXEecn6b03UsgNFsVWmMcsiU~i313IL2M3Mj8667ZEv1agXc2X-wTvArUk-IeL~5QYUOwQeOrPIng__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Blair County Commissioners voted Thursday to accept the county’s 2024 financial statement audit and single-audit report after a presentation by auditors from ZA LLC.

The audit team, led by Derek Schrader, said the county received an unmodified opinion — the highest level of assurance — on the 2024 financial statements. Schrader also described the single-audit work on federal awards and said auditors examined roughly 72% of the county’s federal expenditures under a risk-based approach.

The auditors reported two findings in the single-audit report that both related to the treasurer’s office: a repeat failure to maintain adequate segregation of duties and bank reconciliations that were several months late. Schrader said the reconciliations were “a couple months” behind. He noted auditors can provide suggestions but do not make management decisions.

Schrader flagged two notable year-to-year changes readers will see in the statements: recognition of about $18,000,000 in previously received funds as revenue between 2023 and 2024, and an increase in tax revenue of roughly $3,000,000 tied to a millage increase.

Commissioners moved to accept the audit as presented; the motion passed on a voice vote.

The audit presentation also pointed commissioners and residents to the management’s discussion and analysis (MD&A) section of the financial statements for narrative context on year-to-year changes.","County auditors gave Blair County an unmodified (clean) opinion on the 2024 financial statements but reported two repeat findings in the treasurer's office related to segregation of duties and untimely bank reconciliations. Commissioners voted to accept the audit.","actionData","errors"]

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Blair County to seek outside vendor for prison food service after RFP finds outsourcing could cut costs by about $300,000

Blair County OKs conservation easement on 236-acre Bridal Family Partnership farm; county invests $145,000

Blair County accepts 2024 audit; auditors report clean opinion, two federal-compliance findings in treasurer's office