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Minute No. 1104 May 20, 2020
The Washington County Commissioners met via teleconference with the following members being
present: Commissioners Diana IYey Vaughan, Larry Maggi and Nick Sherman. Also present are Solicitor
Jana Grimm; Chief of Staff John Haynes; Controller Mike Namie; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; Human
Resources Director Shelli Arnold; Executive Secretary Patrick Geho; Chief Clerk Cynthia B. Griffin; Planning
Commission representative Gracie Able; Administrative Assistant Joyce Thornburg; and Observer -Reporter
Publishing Co. representative Barbara Miller.
Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 1:32 p.m., and announced this meeting is
being broadcast live with video and audio via Facebook and the county website.
Mrs. Vaughan led the meeting with a prayer.
Mr. Maggi led the Pledge of Allegiance.
Mrs. Vaughan entertained a motion approving Minute No. 1103 dated May 6, 2020.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving Minute No. 1103, as written.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS
Mr. Maggi read a certificate of congratulations honoring Billie Jane Morris for her more than 50 years
of service, and for being a trail blazer in the EMS industry in Washington County.
RECESS FOR PHOTOS
None.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
None.
OLD BUSINESS
BID AWARD
Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing, approve the bid award for the
furnishing, delivering and/or installation of landscaping supplies for all county buildings based on the per unit
cost submitted in their bid proposal to New Look Landscaping, Washington, Pa. The contract will be
effective from May 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020. This bid is being awarded to the lowest most
responsive and responsible bidder meeting specifications.
Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the bid award with New Look
Landscaping.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing, to approve the bid award for the
Cost Per Copy Program to Ford Business Machines, Connellsville, Pa. This contract will be effective
May 20, 2020 through May 31, 2021, with the option to extend for additional two-year periods upon mutual
agreement from both parties. This bid is being awarded to the lowest most responsive and responsible bidder
meeting specifications.
Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the bid award with Ford Business
Machines.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing and Information Technology,
approve the extension of our current contract for data and telephone wiring based on a time and material and
as needed basis with North Star Communications, Inc., Cecil, Pa. This contract extension will be effective
through June 30, 2021, under the same terms and conditions as the original contract.
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Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the extension with North Star
Communications, Inc.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing, and pursuant to Act 142, Senate
Bill 1154, effective February 20, 2001, authorize a 30-day extension of the bid award for Washington County
parking garage/plaza renovations to the following vendors, as additional time is needed to evaluate the bid
responses.
• Allegheny Restoration, Greensburg, Pa.
• Carl Walker Construction, Pittsburgh Pa.
• CPS Construction Group, Cheswick Pa.
• Marian & Richards Inc, Pittsburgh Pa.
• Nathan Contracting LP, Allison Park, Pa.
• Pullman SST, Inc, Pittsburgh Pa.
Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above extension.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing and the Redevelopment Authority
of the County of Washington, authorize the following purchases with Murphy Family, Inc., Washington, Pa.
to be utilized by the Airports Building and Grounds Department and will be paid from the RACW Airport
account.
• Kubota RTV-900 Utility Unit - $12,480
• AFM Land Pride All Flex Mower - $19,143
Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchases from Murphy Family, Inc.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing and Building and Grounds, to
approve a change order in the amount of ($21,156) to repair two existing skylights rather than replace them
with Bryn Enterprises LLC, Pittsburgh, Pa. for the courthouse tile roof repair project. The contract amount
will decrease from $417,514 to $396,358.
Moved by Mr. Sherman, seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the change order with Bryn
Enterprises, LLC.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
NEW BUSINESS
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, of the appointments of
David Kresh, Cathi Kresh, Mary Lea Dutton, Charlie Watts, Heather Wilhelm, and Kevin Hill to the Canvass
Board for the 2020 Primary Election.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the board appointments.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of the
ratification of an advertisement contract with The Lamar Companies for general public advertising related to
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the COVID-19 disaster declaration. The contract is in the amount of $3,000 and will be for the period of
May 18, 2020 through June 14, 2020. This ratification also includes approval of Finance Director Joshua J.
Hatfield to execute the contract on behalf of the County.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the ratification of an advertisement
contract with The Lamar Companies.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of
payment in the amount of $8,204.66 to Tyler Technologies (formerly Softcode) for the annual support for the
office's CivilServe software. The invoice is in accordance with the existing software agreement and will be for
the period of May 26, 2020 through May 25, 2021.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving payment to Tyler Technologies.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of a
renewal of the County's property and casualty insurance for 2020-2021 with PA Counties Risk Pool (PCoRP)
for general liability, auto liability, public officials' liability, privacy and security liability, property, equipment
and crime coverages. The annual premium is $583,276 and covers the period of June 1, 2020 through
June 1, 2021.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the renewal agreement with PA Counties
Risk Pool (PCoRP).
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington as Agent for the Washington County Airport, of a
professional services agreement between the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington and
CDI-Infrastructure LLC, dba L.R. Kimball, for the Southside Taxiway Part A & B project. The agreement is
in the amount of $224,299 and will be funded by a combination of Bureau of Aviation capital grant and
airport gas lease funds.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement between the
Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington and CDI-Infrastructure LLC, dba L.R. Kimball.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and
Elections, of an application and agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of State for the Election
Security grant program. The application and agreement is in the amount of $118,426.63 and will be for the
period of December 21, 2019 through December 31, 2022.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the application and agreement with the
Pennsylvania Department of State for the Election Security grant program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and
Elections, of an application and agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of State for the CARES Act
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grant program. The application and agreement is in the amount of $101,481.31 and will be for the period of
January 20, 2020 through December 31, 2020.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the application and agreement with the
Pennsylvania Department of State for the CARES Act grant program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance, of a
grant application with the Hillman Foundation for the COVID-19 Pandemic — Feeding Seniors project. The
grant application is in the amount of $100,000 and will be for the period of March 16, 2020 through
May 31, 2021.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the grant application with the Hillman
Foundation.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Finance and
Elections of reimbursement up to $100 to polling sites within the county for supplies to mitigate the spread
of COVID-19 in accordance with Pennsylvania Department of State recommendations for post -election day
cleaning protocol.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the reimbursement for supplies for the
post -election day cleaning protocol.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Resources, of a grant application with the Pennsylvania Counties Risk Pool (PCoRP) for the 2019-2020 loss
prevention grant program. This grant in the amount of $20,000.00 will be utilized for eligible COVID-19
related safety expenditures.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the grant application with the
Pennsylvania Counties Risk Pool for the loss prevention grant program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Services, to enter into an agreement with the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture for the State Food
Purchase Program (SFPP) to allow the Greater Washington County Food Bank to receive funding to
purchase food. This agreement will be effective July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021, and no additional county
funds are required.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with the Pennsylvania
Department of Agriculture.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Aging Services,
of a provider agreement with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging (SWPA AAA) for the
Waiver Home Delivered Meal Program for the period July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. Aging Services will
reimburse SWPA AAA at a rate of $3.36 per unit for raw food.
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Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with
Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging for the Waiver Home Delivered Meal Program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Aging Services,
of a provider agreement with the Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging (S)XPA AAA) for the
Waiver Home Delivered Meal Program for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Aging Services will
reimburse SWPA AAA at a rate of $3.36 per unit for raw food.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with
Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging for the Waiver Home Delivered Meal Program.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children and
Youth Services, of the following provider agreements for the period of July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021.
No additional county funds are required.
PROVIDER
Adoption Connection
Blueprints — Afterschool
Blueprints — Consolidated
AMOUNT
$350,000
155,000
900,000
Blueprints — FGDM 200,000
Blueprints — Team Dad 10,000
Blueprints — Triple P 195,000
TOTAL
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreements listed.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Children and
Youth Services, of a provider agreement addendum with Adelphoi Village for preventative treatment and
aftercare services for the period of July 1, 2019 through June 30, 2020. The contract authorization amount
will increase by $282,015 to $425,000 and no additional county funds are required.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement addendum with
Adelphoi Village.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing and
Building and Grounds, to authorize the advertising for bids for professional building cleaning.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the authorization to advertise for bids for
professional building cleaning.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing and
the Washington County Correctional Facility, to authorize the advertising for bids for new cameras/DVR
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equipment to replace obsolete equipment. Costs will be paid from Act 13 funds. This was approved in the
Prison Board meeting held Wednesday, May 20, 2020, Minute No. PB 5-20-20.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the authorization to advertise for bids for
new cameras/DVR equipment.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing and
the Redevelopment Authority of the County of Washington, to authorize the advertising for bids for the
installation of lighting for various interior/exterior hangers at the Washington County Airport.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the authorization of advertising for bids
for installation of lighting.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing and
Building and Grounds, to authorize the advertising for bids for an awning project, which will include a
breezeway at the Family Court Center.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the authorization of advertising for bids
for an awning project.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing and
Adult Probation of an addendum to the agreement with Microgenics Corporation/Fisher Scientific, Fremont,
Calif., for the purpose of adding oral fluid testing to our laboratory function (Automated Drug Testing
Analyzer) to accommodate for COVID —19 testing. The cost for a standard 8-panel screen will average
$4.85 per test. The cost of the additional analyzer is at no charge. The funding source will be from their
Operating Budget. This agreement will be effective on May 20, 2020. All other terms and conditions of the
agreement dated March 13, 2018, shall remain the same.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum to the above agreement
for oral fluid testing for COVID-19.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Purchasing and
Information Technology, of an addendum with Superion, Lake Mary Fla., in the amount of $2,560.00. This is
a professional services agreement for Superion to assist IT in setting up a third database for fixed assets. It
will be a one-time cost. There will be no ongoing maintenance cost associated. This agreement will be
effective May 20, 2020 through May 31, 2021. The total amount will be charged to the Information
Technology budget.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the addendum with Superion.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Juvenile
Probation, of the purchase of one aircard for Probation Officer, Jason Kozar. The aircard is needed to
provide real time access to our assessment system in effort to make real time changes. The cost of this
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service is $39.99 per month through Verizon Wireless which will be paid from their operating budget. The
Air card will be free with activation.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase of one aircard.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Domestic
Relations, of the purchase of one jetpack wireless device for Tamora Reese, hearing officer. The cost of this
service is $39.99 per month through Verizon Wireless which will be paid from their operating budget. The
Air card will be free with activation.
device.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase of one jetpack wireless
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, on behalf of Human
Services, of the purchase of one iPhone and one jetpack wireless device for Anne Schlegel, CYS Director,
through Verizon Wireless. The cost of the iPhone will be $299.00, with cost of service at $50.00/mo. for
unlimited talk, text, data. The cost of wireless service for the jetpack is $39.99 per month. Both will be paid
from their operating budget. The Air card will be free with activation.
Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase of one iPhone and one
jetpack wireless device.
Roll call vote taken:
Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes.
Motion carried unanimously.
ANNOUNCEMENTS
An Executive Session was held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 20, 2020, following the agenda meeting
to discuss personnel. The regularly scheduled Salary Board meeting will be immediately following today's
meeting. The Retirement Board meeting will be held Thursday, May 21, at 10 a.m. as previously scheduled.
All county offices will be closed Monday, May 25, 2020, in observance of Memorial Day and Tuesday,
June 2, 2020, in observance of Primary Election Day.
SOLICITOR
None
There being no further business, Chairman Vaughan declared the meeting adjourned at approximately
1:53 p.m.
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