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Home My WebLink AboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 1143 - 1-4-2022 - COMMISSIONER1865 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASH'INGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA Minute No. 1143 January 4, 2022 The Washington County Commissioners met in regular session in the Public Meeting Room, Courthouse Square, Washington, Pa., with the following members being present: Commissioners Diana Irey Vaughan, Larry Maggi and Nick Sherman. Also present are Solicitor Jana Grimm; Chief of Staff Mike Namie; Finance Director Josh Hatfield; Human Resources Assistant Director Andrea Johnston; Elections Director Melanie Ostrander; Building and Grounds Director Justin Welsh and employee Dan Gregg; Register of Wills James Roman; Prothonotary Laura Hough and employee Tina Whited; Clerk of Courts Brenda Davis; Recorder of Deeds Carrie Perrell; Controller April Sloane; Executive Secretaries Marie Trossman, Randi Marodi and Patrick Geho; Chief Clerk Cynthia B. Griffin; Secretary Paula iansante; Planning representative Kalie Chasko; American Legion Post #302 representative David Thompson; WJPA representative Joe Jasek and concerned citizens Bill West, Damien Kelley, Mary Gordon, Anne Charles, Ann Shaner, Sherry Faddoul, Max Thomas, Ashley Duff, Danielle Sherman, Ann Thomas, Matti Gruzs, Bruce Bandel, Corey McConn, Bonnie Rankin, Joe Jeffreys and Fred Bender. Mrs. Vaughan called the meeting to order at approximately 3:00 p.m., and announced this meeting is video and audio live streamed via Facebook. Mr. West led the meeting with a prayer. Mr. Thompson led the Pledge of Allegiance. Mrs. Vaughan entertained a motion approving Minute No. 1142 dated December 16, 2021. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mx. Maggi, approving Minute No. 1142, as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. RECESS FOR PHOTOS PUBLIC COMMENT Washington County resident Mary Gordon read God's Proclamation and asked the Board to focus on God. Washington County resident Danielle Sherman stated that the elected officials work for the people and questioned why $88,000 was spent on a software contract even though there were concerns. Washington County resident Annie Shaner said there was no evidence of widespread voter fraud in the Wisconsin audit and gave examples of how former President Donald J. Trump cast doubt on the election process. Washington County resident Ashley Duff repeated her request for a meeting with the Commissioners. She said she is ashamed of the local, state, and federal government. She wants election integrity and stated the national experts will be in Washington County next month. Register of Wills Jim Roman spoke about the fraud and corruption in Washington County. He pointed out that the Director of Elections received a 15 percent raise despite election issues and that the former Controller was appointed to serve as Chief of Staff. Washington County resident Bruce Bandel spoke about God and his role in government. Washington County resident Ann Thomas questioned why the Director of Elections received at 15 percent ($10,000) salary increase despite election issues. MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS RESPONSE: Mrs. Vaughan stated that the I.T. system mentioned by Ms. Sherman was chosen and voted on by a committee of users and not everyone agreed and the person who spoke out at the last meeting was the vendor with whom would lose the contract with the county. OLD BUSINESS CHANGE ORDERS Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing and the Redevelopment Authority, of change order #8 with Cast and Baker for the Airport Northside Hanger project to include clearing approximately 10.6 acres and the installation of 24" pipe with FES and riprap outfall at an additional cost of $66,400. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the change order with Cast and Baker. 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 Correctional Facility, of a change order for infirmary windows for the Correctional Facility from MacBracey Corporation, Washington, Pa. The total cost is $1,880.25 and will be paid with capital funds. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the change order with MacBracey Corporation. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. BID CONTRACT PURCHASES Solicitor Grimm recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing and Information Technology, of the purchase of a rooftop camera from Information Technologies Services, Carnegie Pa, our contract of record. The total cost is $44,806 for the camera, equipment and licenses and will be paid from Act 13 funds. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase of a rooftop camera from Information Technologies Services. 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, on behalf of the Planning Cominission, of two division orders with Range Resources for non -surface operations associated with the Panhandle Trail in Jefferson Township as follows: • MCC Partners West D Unit: decimal interest 0.00078631 • MCC Partners West E Unit: decimal interest 0.00097947 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the division orders with Range Resources. 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 with Family Pathways for placement services for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The contract authorization amount is $50,000 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the provider agreement with Family Pathways. • 1 fl 1 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA 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 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, of the following provider agreement addendums for the period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. No additional county funds are required. PROVIDER FROM TO AMI, Inc. of Washington -Greene County $441,594 $447,809 Blueprints $168,000 $170,330 Center for Community Resources, Inc. $2,000 $6,259 TOTAL. $611,594 $624,398 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above provider agreement addendums. 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 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, of an agreement with Positive Steps Therapy, LLC for the provision of outpatient mental health services for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. The contract authorization amount is $2,050 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with Positive Steps Therapy, LLC. 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 Behavioral Health and Developmental Services, of an agreement with Wesley Family Services for the provision of multi- disciplinary evaluations for the period of January 1, 2022 through June 30, 2022. The contract authorization amount is $20,000 and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with Wesley Family Services. 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 memorandum of understanding with Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging for the Ombudsman Program for the period of July 1, 2021 through June 30, 2022. Aging Services will receive $7,350 for the program and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the memorandum of understanding with Southwestern Pennsylvania Area Agency on Aging. 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 Probation Services, of authorization to advertise for drug test kits. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving authorization to advertise for drug test kits. • MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA 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 payment for a renewal software maintenance agreement with RBA Professional Data Systems in the amount of $23,016.60, including $3,564 for the new software upgrade and $3,746 for software maintenance for the Tax Assessment office. This agreement will be effective January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the renewal agreement with RBA Professional Data Systems. 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, to enter into a five-year lease agreement with Vujevich Dermatology Associates, P.C. located in the Crossroads Building, Washington, Pa., at a base rental rate of $19.50 sq. ft., a base monthly rent of $4,248.89 and a base annual rent of $50,986.68 for their current office space. This agreement will begin October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2027. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving lease agreement with Vujevich Dermatology Associates, P.C. 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 District Attorney of an agreement with Greyshift LLC., Atlanta, GA, for a GrayKey license, software, and hardware for the District Attorney's office effective January 1, 2022 through December 31, 2022. The total cost is $59,660.55 and funding will be a combination of HIDTA and drug forfeiture monies. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the agreement with Greyshift LLC. 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 Controller, of the purchase of one smartphone from Verizon Wireless for Controller April Sloane. The total cost is $44.99/month and the smartphone will be free with activation, including unlimited talk, text, data and mobile hot spot. Costs will be paid from their operating budget. Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the purchase from Verizon Wireless. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. ANNOUNCEMENTS The Board of Commissioners' meeting, Salary Board and Sinking Fund will be held on Thursday, January 20, 2022. All county offices will be closed on Monday, January 17, 2022, in observance of Martin Luther King Day. SOLICITOR Solicitor Grimm presented to the Board for their consideration and approval of a tax refund in the amount of $6,360.51. e e " 1 1 1 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA JENKINS GLENN W & MARY E ADIOS ASSOCIATES AMBROGI COURTNEY & ALLEN 157 AMITY RIDGE RD 375 SOUTHPOINTE BLVD STE 440 WARGO AMITY PA, 15311 CANONSBURG PA, 15317 404 DAYDRELL DRIVE Tax Year: 2021 Tax Year: 2021 HUBERT NC, 28538 District AMWELL District NORTH STRABANE Tax Year: 2021 Parcel 020-031-00-00-0003-02 Parcel 520-011-00-00-0001-12 District NORTH STRABANE Amount $13.34 Amount $4,375.83 Parcel 520-015-02-16-0003-00 Amount $166.69 NESBITT MICHAEL & KATHLEEN MURPHY SCOTT F & REIHNER AMBROGI COURTNEY & ALLEN 317 AZALEA DRIVE STEPHEN J WARGO VENETIA, PA 15367 585 E NATIONAL PIKE 404 DAYDRELL DRIVE Tax Year: 2021 WASHINGTON, PA 15301 HUBERT NC, 28538 District PETERS TOWNSHIP Tax Year: 2021 Tax Year: 2020 Parcel 540-002-29-00-0009-01 District SOUTH STRABANE District NORTH STRABANE Amount $1,076.68 Parcel 600-012-00-00-0001-00 Parcel 520-015-02-16-0003-00 Amount $61.20 Amount $166.69 AMBROGI COURTNEY & ALLEN AMBROGI COURTNEY & ALLEN AMBROGI COURTNEY & ALLEN WARGO WARGO WARGO 404 DAYDRELL DRIVE 404 DAYDRELL DRIVE 404 DAYDRELL DRIVE HUBERT NC, 28538 HUBERT NC, 28538 HUBERT NC, 28538 Tax Year: 2019 Tax Year: 2018 Tax Year: 2017 District NORTH STRABANE District NORTH STRABANE District NORTH STRABANE Parcel 520-015-02-16-0003-00 Parcel 520-015-02-16-0003-00 Parcel 520-015-02-16-0003-00 Amount $166.69 Amount $166.69 _ Amount $166.70 Moved by Mr. Sherman; seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving the above tax refunds Roll call vote taken: Mr. Sherman — Yes; Mr. Maggi — Yes; Mrs. Vaughan — Yes. Motion carried unanimously. There being no further business, Chairman Vaughan declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 3:33 p.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL: • MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA This page is blank 1i 1 1