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Washington County Commissioners
Washington, Pennsylvania, December 17, 2015
The Washington County Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room,
Courthouse Square, Washington, Pa., with the following members being present: Commissioners Larry Maggi,
Diana Irey Vaughan and Harlan G. Shober. Also being present: The Rev. Don Coleman, Canonsburg
Presbyterian Church, Canonsburg, Pa.; Veterans Affairs Director and American Legion Post 613 representative
Barry Grimm; Solicitor J. Lynn DeHaven; Director of Administration Scott Fergus; Chief Clerk Mary Helicke;
Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; Commissioner Administrative Assistants Joy Omdoff, Marie
Trossman and Randi Marodi; State Senator Camera Bartolotta; Clerk of Courts Barbara Gibbs, Laurel and Leah
Ziemba; Planning Department representative Abbey Rugola; Sheriff Sam Romano; Chamber of Commerce
Director Jeff Kotula; Children & Youth Services Director Kimberly Rogers; CCIS representatives Tracy
Holsopple and Grace Archibald; Register of Wills Director Mary Jo Poknis; Clerk of Courts representatives
Kristin Marcy, Linda Babko; Montour Trails representative Ned Williams; Monongahela Valley Hospital
representative Sara Schumacher; Donora Council representatives Denny Gutierrez and Gilbert Szakel Jr.; Tripil
representative Joann Nagy; City of Monongahela representative Ken Kulak; WJPA representative Jim Jefferson;
Observer -Reporter Publishing Co. representative Barbara Miller; and concerned citizen Frank Byrd.
Mr. Maggi called the meeting to order at approximately 10 a.m.
The Rev. Don Coleman led the meeting with a prayer.
Mr. Grimm led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mr. Maggi entertained a motion approving Minute No. 1004 dated December 3, 2015.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving Minute No. 1004, as written.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Mrs. Vaughan read a retirement plague for Clerk of Courts Barbara Gibbs. The Commissioners
thanked Ms. Gibbs for 54 years of dedicated service. Mr. Maggi stated that Ms. Gibbs' office is one of the most
efficient and well -run office in the state.
Ms. Gibbs stated she totally enjoyed her tenure here and was elected eight times and is the longest,
continuous serving official in the county. She was also a two-time recipient of the Washington County Bar
Association's Liberty Bell Award, 1987 and 2015
Along with thanking her staff, Ms. Gibbs thanked her solicitor, Mr. Posner, who has been with her for
over 32 years.
Miss Gibbs' daughter Laurel Ziemba, thanked the staff for supporting her mom through the years.
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PUBLIC COMMENT
Monongahela Valley Hospital vice president of fund development Sara Schumacher thanked the
Commissioners and the Local Share Account committee members for their check which enables the hospital to
offset the cost of five ultra sound machines.
Donora Council representative Gilbert Szakal, spoke to Mr. Kotula and Ms. Bartolotta about
Community College of Allegheny County extending their education services to Donora. He stated this is a
perfect opportunity for the town. He also stated he had spoken to Mr. Shober about connecting Washington
and Donora via public transportation.
Donora representative Denny Gutierrez wanted to thank Senator Bartolotta and Mr. Kotula for
speaking to him and to reiterate trying to get money to extend Community College of Allegheny College to
Donora.
TRIPIL board member Michael Melmire thanked the Local Share Account committee and the
Commissioners for supporting the YWCA renovation project in the amount of $400,000.
Architect for TRIPIL and councilman for Monongahela Ken Kulak also thanked the Commissioners
for helping further their mission and all of the viable projects that are presented to the Local Share Account
Committee.
Montour Trail representative Ned Williams thanked the Commissioners and Local Share Account
Committee in helping steer funds throughout the County.
Commissioner Maggi if there There being
asked were additional public comments. no additional public
comments, Commissioner Maggi asked the Chief Clerk to present Item D. under New Business regarding the
Local Share Projects:
Chief Clerk respectfully requests the Commissioners approve the projects as recommended by the Local
Share Committee for referral to the Redevelopment Authority of Washington County for the purpose of
submitting Single Applications to the Department of Community and Economic Development for funding
grants in accordance with the Pennsylvania Race Horse Development and Gaming Act. The applications will
include reasonable administrative costs charged by the Redevelopment Authority.
540 Front Street Demolition Project
East Bethlehem Township
City of Monongahela Accessible Boat Launch
City of Monongahela
Proj ect
Dague Road Bridge Repair Project
Centerville Borough
Intergenerational Sports Arena
The LeMoyne Center
Jefferson Twp. Municipal Bldg. Revitalization
Jefferson Township
Project
Monongahela Facade Grant Program
City of Monongahela
Disability Services Training
Tri-County Patriots for Independent
HeadquartersDevelopment & YWCA
Living (TRIPIL)
Veteran's Residential Facility
Washington City Mission
City of Washington Streetscape Phase III
City of Washington
2016 Washington County Marketing Initiative
Washington County Chamber of Commerce
Alta Vista Spec Building
Middle Monongahela Industrial Development Assoc.
Former Brockway Glass Redevelopment Project
Canton Township
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Starpointe Business Park Phase 1-C Earthwork
& Infrastructure
Technology Drive Reconstruction
Main Street Loan Program
Trinity Area School District/Intermediate Unit
#1 Community Fab Lab
2015 Dye Testing Phase II Project
Allenport Borough (Stroall Acres) Sewer Line
Replacement Project
Besco Area Act 537 Plan
CSO Elimination & Valley Street Separation
Project
Donora Sewer Rehabilitation Project
Interceptor Grouting and Repair Project
McKean and Fallowfield Interceptor
Improvements along with Storm Sewer
Separation Study
Mt. Pleasant Authority On -Lot Wildcat Sewer
Survey
Sanitary Sewer System Pipe Rehabilitation
Project
Sewer Separation Project
West Bethlehem Township CCTV Program
SR88 Waterline Replacement Project
Twin Bridge Waterline Replacement Project
Water Main Replacement Design
Countywide Home Rehabilitation and
Washington County Access Projects
Home Ownership Center of Washington
County
Medical Imaging Equipment Enhancement
Safety Improvements
Union Valley Watershed Phase I
Washington County Council on Economic Develop.
California Borough
Washington County Council on Economic Develop.
Trinity Area School District
Pigeon Creek Sanitary Authority
Allenport Borough
East Bethlehem Township
McDonald Sewage Authority
Donora Borough
Peters Creek Sanitary Authority
Charleroi Borough
Mt. Pleasant Township Municipal Authority
Mid Mon Valley Water Pollution Control Authority
Municipal Authority of the City of Monongahela
Marianna -West Bethlehem Joint Sewer Authority
Tri-County Joint Municipal Authority Water System
Authority of the Borough of Charleroi
Marianna Borough
Redevelopment Authority of the County of
Washington
Community Action Southwest
Monongahela Valley Hospital
Pathways of Southwestern Pennsylvania, Inc.
Union Township
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the projects as recommended by the
Local Share Committee for referral to the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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OLD BUSINESS
BID AWARDS
Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department, approve the bid
contract for the furnishing and delivering of produce for the Washington County Health Center and the
Correctional Facility with Albano's, Washington, Pa. based on the per unit cost of $2.00 above the daily
Pittsburgh Wholesale Fruit & Vegetable report. This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2018. The contract authorization amount is approximately $31,000 per year. This bid is being
awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder meeting specifications. This bid contract was
approved in the Prison Board meeting Minute No. PB-12-16-15.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Albano's.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department, approve the bid
contract for briefs and underpads for the Washington County Health Center and the Correctional Facility with
Twin Med, LLC, Santa Fe Springs, CA. This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2016, with the option to extend for one additional year. The contract authorization amount is
approximately $193,000 annually. This bid is being awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible
bidder meeting specifications.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Twin Med, LLC.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department, approve the bid
contract for lumber and building materials with 84 Lumber Company, Eighty Four, Pa. based upon their per
unit cost and percentage discount off the manufacturer's list price. This agreement will be effective
January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016, with the option to renew for three additional six-month periods.
The contract authorization amount is approximately $35,000 per year. This bid is being awarded to the lowest
most responsive and responsible bidder meeting specifications.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with 84 Lumber Company.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Solicitor DeHaven recommended the Board, on behalf of the Purchasing Department, approve the bid
contract for drug test kits with Redwood Toxicology Laboratory, Inc., Santa Rosa, Calif. and Nobile Medical,
Brookfield, Wis. based upon their per unit costs. This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2016, with the option to renew for two additional one-year periods. The contract authorization
amount is approximately $15,000 per year and will be paid from their operating budget. This bid is being
awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder meeting specifications.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan, seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Redwood Toxicology
Laboratory, Inc. and Nobile Medical.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval of the following board
reappointments:
Washington County Authority: John Rheel and Alan Velicky
Behavioral Health and Developmental Services: Michael K. Pecosh, Dr. Jennifer Ripepi, Nelson Solow,
Emily Stavovy and appointment of Marie J. Ripepi.
Children & Youth Services: Kathleen Mancinelli, Donald Hearn, Kristin Wissinger and Donna
Nardine.
Conservation District: Larry Maggi, Robert Lusk and appointment of Jose Taracido.
Farmland Preservation: Mac Carter and Heike Mills
Washington Housing Authority: Roger Waters
Washington County Industrial Development Authority: Joe Trifaro
Planning Commission: Chris Wheat
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the above board reappointments.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, of an amendment to the lease
agreement between the County of Washington and Great Lakes Energy Partners, LLC, predecessor in title to
Range Resources — Appalachia, LLC, recorded instrument No. 200330493. This lease was also modified on
February 2, 2012 but not recorded. The new modification corrects and amends the acreage from 2,411.4419
acres to 2,418.68565 acres and provides consideration for the additional acreage.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the amendment to the lease agreement
with Great Lakes Energy Partners, LLC
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Coroner, of
the following rate increase.
• Pathologists/under contract $1,150 per autopsy (previous $950)
• Typist/under contract $75 per report (previous $60)
• Typist/under contract $225 per autopsy (previous $200)
• Deputy Coroners/under contract $225 per investigation (previous $200)
• Removal services $225 per removal (previous $200)
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the rate increase for the listed services.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning
Commission, of two division orders with Range Resources as follows: Amended 48H unit for a decimal
interest of 0.07293230 to cover all wells drilled within the boundaries of unit 48 — 53 in Hopewell Township
and amended Harmon Creek D unit 33H for a decimal interest of 0.00154013 which changed the unit size from
681.9582 acres to 655.4211 acres.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the division orders with Range Resources.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Planning
Commission, to submit a grant request to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation for multi -modal
funding to upgrade the trolley platform and wiring associated with the fairgrounds entrance upgrade. The
design is phased for the entrance and bridge replacement as Phase I and the trolley improvements as Phase II.
The grant amount is $840,000 with a $360,000 cash match and will be paid through the Fair Gas Lease Funds
and trolley in -kind. No additional county funds are required.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the grant with the Pennsylvania
Department of Transportation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of the
renewal of the County's property and casualty insurance for 2016 at the following rates:
2015
2016
% Increase
Commercial Package
$470,526
$466,924
-0.77%
Health Center
$ 27,782
$ 27,608
-0.63%
County Airport
$ 4,837
$ 5,805
20.01%
Employee Dishonesty
$ 6,727
$ 4,682
-30.40%
Umbrella Coverage
$ 34,249
$ 34,538
0.84%
Public Officials
$108,177
$109,444
1.17%
TOTAL
$652,298
$649,001
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the property and casualty insurance rates
for 2016.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of a
renewal of the annual contract for the County workers' compensation program with Safety National. This
agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The contract authorization amount is
$293,917.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Safety National.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober— Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of a renewal of the annual contract for retirees over age 65 with Highmark Freedom PPO Blue.
This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The rates will remain the same as
2015.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Highmark Freedom
PPO Blue.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of a renewal of the annual contract for dental coverage with United Concordia. This agreement will
be effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The rates will remain the same as 2015.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with United Concordia.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human Resources
of a renewal of the annual contract with Washington Health System Employee Assistance Program. This
agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The rates will remain the same as 2015
at $18.84/employee.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Washington Health
System Employee Assistance Program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human Resources
of a renewal of the annual contract with Wells Fargo to be the broker of record for medical/prescriptions,
dental, vision, life/AD&D and long term disability. This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through
December 31, 2016. The rates will remain the same as 2015.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Wells Fargo.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of a renewal of the annual contract with Colonial Supplemental Insurance. This agreement will be
effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The rates will remain the same as 2015.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Colonial Supplemental
Insurance.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of a renewal of the annual contract with INSERVCO for worker's compensation claims
administrative services. This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with INSERVCO.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources' of a renewal of the annual contract with TASC flexible spending with the following fee increase:
• Per participant fee of $3.77 per month (previously $3.69)
• One time annual renewal fee of $577.00 (previously $565.00)
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with TASC.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of the continuance of employee benefit for participating and completing the employee wellness
profile for 2016 at the rate of $100 per participating employee and $25 per participating spouse.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the employee benefit for participation in
the 2016 employee wellness program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of a renewal of the annual contract with Sun Life for life insurance and CIGNA for long term
disability at the following rates effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016:
• Life Insurance (Sun Life)
Basic Term Life — to remain the same as 2015 at .152/$1000 of benefit.
Accidental Death & Dismemberment — to remain the same as 2015 at a rate of
$0.02/$1000 of benefit.
• Long Term Disability (CIGNA) —to remain the same as 2015 at $0.22/$100 of covered payroll.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract with Sun Life and CIGNA.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human Resources
of a renewal of the contract for drug and alcohol testing for after hour services in the hospital emergency room.
This agreement will be effective January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The contract rates will
increase/decrease as follows:
Minimum charge of $85.00 (previously $110.00) to be assessed if the collector has been called in to the
emergency department to perform services and the donor has left the ED prior to providing specimen(s).
Fee for each UDS collection performed — increase from $20.00 to $35.00
If a donor refuses to provide a specimen for UDS collection, the response fee will decrease from $110.00 to
$85.00 and a UDS collection charge will increase from $20.00 to $35.00.
If a donor refuses to provide an initial breath sample or follow-up breath sample for confirmatory testing,
the response fee will decrease from $110.00 to $85.00 and an EBT collection charge will stay the same at
$30.00.
Response fee for the collector called in to provide specimen collection services:
$85.00 for 1-5 donors OR $60.00 for 6-10 donors OR $35.00 for more than 10 donors who present for
testing
Fee was previously $110.00
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the contract for drug and alcohol testing
for after hour services in the hospital emergency room.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Child Care
Information Services, of the new 2015-2016 provider service agreements with the list of following providers:
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Joanne's Child Care, Conway, Pa. Chelsea Hunter, Beaver Falls, Pa.
Sean Boehm, Canonsburg, Pa.
Moved by Mr. Shober; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the new provider agreements listed.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Services, of a provider agreement with Catholic Charities for the provision of counseling services. This
agreement will be effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The contract authorization amount is
$13,600 and no additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement addendum with Catholic
Charities.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children &
Youth Services, of a purchase of service agreement with B. Tennile Newsome -Boyles, Esquire to represent
Children & Youth Services in juvenile court. This agreement will be effective July 1, 2015 through
June 30, 2016. The contract authorization amount is $50/hour. No additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with B. Tennile
Newsome -Boyles, Esquire.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children &
Youth Services, of a purchase of service agreement with Rene Colbert, Esquire to represent Children & Youth
Services in juvenile court. This agreement will be effective July 1, 2015 through June 30, 2016. The contract
authorization amount is $50/hour. No additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with Rene Colbert,
Esquire.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
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Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing, for
Building and Grounds and the Washington County Health Center, to authorize the advertising of requests for
proposals for a water treatment program and equipment for Washington County.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the advertising for a water treatment
program and equipment.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing, of an
updated price list with Recall Total Information Management, for record storage for all county departments
through November 30, 2016. The contract authorization amount is $18,000 per year and is in accordance with
the current service agreement.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the updated price list with Recall Total
Information Management.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober - Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing, of an
agreement with Washington Physician Hospital Organization, Inc., including the 2016 price list for the
provision of healthcare services for medical services to the inmates at the Washington County Correctional
Facility, outpatient hospital visits and outpatient specialist care. This contract will be effective
January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016 at a yearly cost of $80,220 for onsite primary care with all
outpatient services being paid on a fee for service, based on current Medicare rates with a $9,000 fixed monthly
fee from which Washington Physicians Hospital Organization will pay all claims. This agreement was approved
in the Prison Board meeting Minute No. PB 12-16-15.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with Washington Physician
Hospital Organization, Inc.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing, of an
addendum to an existing support agreement with eDocs Technologies LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa. which will have a
remaining balance of $6,000 that will be paid from the general fund. Noted for the record that the eDocs
Technologies LLC contract for the Controller's Office as presented on September 3, 2015, Minute No. 998.
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This agreement will be effective date of acceptance through December 31, 2016, with a year-to-year extension
option thereafter. The project will be paid for with record improvement funds and no additional county funds
are required. All other terms and conditions of the current agreement will remain the same.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with: eDocs.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Public Safety, of
the renewal of the annual service agreement with SynergIT to provide level 3 (senior engineering) support for
HP blades, servers, and SAN systems located in our 911 center. This agreement will be effective
January 1, 2016 through December 31, 2016. The contract authorization amount will not exceed $50,000. The
cost is based on 8.5 hours pre -scheduled services only (3-4 days per month). Services outside this scope of work
would require written approval from Washington County and would be billed separately.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the agreement with SynergIT.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the Washington
County Health Center, of the purchase of medical related furniture/equipment. This purchase will be made via
bid contract #012115-1MS and therefore does not require bidding. The authorization cost is $22,329.66 and
will be funded through the health center operating budget.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the purchase of medical related
furniture / equipment.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Adult Probation,
of a purchase of one cell phone with text messaging through AT & T for the new hire in Adult Probation. The
monthly service cost will be $39.99/month which will be paid from their operating budget. This purchase is
being made from the PA State contract and does not require bidding.
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Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the purchase of one cell phone for Adult
Probation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of the
annual supplemental appropriation.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the annual supplemental appropriation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of the
Redevelopment Authority of the proposed amendments and revision to the Community Development Block
Grant Program, which are part of the County's consolidated action plan.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the above resolution.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of a tax
levy and appropriation resolution fixing the tax rate for the year 2016 at 22.85 mills for general purposes and
2.05 for debt purposes and appropriation specific sums estimated to be required for specific purposes of county
government for 2016.
Moved by Mrs. Vaughan; seconded by Mr. Shober, approving the 2016 budget.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Shober — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes; Mr. Maggi - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
An executive session was held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, December 16, 2015, following the agenda
meeting to discuss personnel and real estate. The regularly scheduled salary board meeting will be held
immediately following today's meeting. All county offices will be closed Friday, December 25, 2015 in
observance of Christmas and Friday, January 1, 2016 in observance of New Year's Day. The Reorganizational
Salary Board meeting of the Washington County Commissioners will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday,
January 4, 2016.
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There being no further business, Chairman Maggi declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
11:04 a.m.
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