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Home My WebLink About2024-06-20_Commissioners' Meeting No_1188_APPROVED 2375 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR 1 IMITFQ FIR08491Ky Minute No, 1188 June 20, 2024 The Washington County Commissioners met in regular session in Public Meeting Room G-16, in the Crossroads Center at 95 West Beau Street,Washington, PA,with the following members in attendance: Commissioners Nick Sherman, Electra Janis and Larry Maggi. Also present were Solicitor Gary Sweat; Chief Clerk Cindy Griffin and Administrative Assistant Debbie Corson;Administrative Assistants Heather Wilhelm, Casey Grealish,Randi Marodi,and intern Cavan Gable; Chief of Staff Daryl Price; Director of Public Affairs Patrick Geho;District Attorney Jason Welsh; Human Resources Interim Director Andrea Johnston; Controller April Sloane;Pastor Brad Rine from The Bible Chapel;US Army Veteran Michael Pierce;and residents, Fred Bender, Fern Sibert and Teddi Lombardi. Mr. Sherman called the meeting to order at approximately 10 a.m. and announced the meeting was being video and audio live streamed through YouTube and via the Commissioners' Facebook page. Mr. Sherman introduced Pastor Brad Rine from The Bible Chapel in Washington,who led the meeting in prayer. Mr. Maggi introduced US Army Veteran Michael Pierce from Washington,who led with the Pledge of Allegiance. Mr. Sherman entertained a motion to approve Minute No. 1187, dated June 06, 2024. Moved by Ms.Janis;seconded by Mr. Maggi, approving Minute No. 1187, as written. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms. Janis—Yes; Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS None. AGENDA COMMENTS County Controller April Sloane spoke about her disagreement with the county's decision to hire new external auditors, calling it fiscally irresponsible. Ibis. Sloane claimed, previous auditors (Maher Deussel), questioned the use of ARPA funds to pay for some of the expenses related to the January ransomware/cyberattack. COMMISSIONERS'RESPONSES None. OLD BUSINESS RFP AWARD Solicitor Sweat recommended the Board, on behalf of Purchasing, the Request for Proposals (RFPs) for auditing services to Zelenkofske Axelrod,LLC,Pittsburgh,PA, at the rates provided, to perform yearly financial audits and federal and DHS single audits. Moved by Ms. Janis, seconded by Mr. Magg' awarding the RFP for auditing services to Zelenkofske Axelrod at the rated provided. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes; Ms.Janis —Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 2376 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA 1GdIl.Ll�tl11.F�E1s391}*131KV_ _ NEW BUSINESS Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, the board appointment of Dan Ostrowski to the Washington County Authority Board. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the above-mentioned board appointment. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi-Yes;Ms.Janis -Yes;Mr. Sherman -Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk presented to the Board for their consideration and approval a lease agreement between the County and Marci Tershel for office space located at 55 South Main Street,in Washington, for the conflict counsel. This agreement will be effective August 1, 2024 and will cost$550/month for two years,with the option to renew. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approval the lease agreement between the County and Marci Tershe at the cost of$550/month for two years effective August 1, 2024. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Finance and the District Attorney,presented to the Board for their approval and ratification, the agreement for a Records Management System Grant through the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency (PCCD). This grant is in the amount of$100,500 and will assist the Drug Task Force with maintaining accurate and timely reports, as well as keeping crime statistics. Moved by Ms. Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving and ratifying the grant agreement with PCCD in the amount of$100,500. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Human Resources, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a grant application with PA Counties Risk Pool (PCoRP) for the 2024-2025 loss prevention grant program. The grant application is in the amount of$30,000 and will be used for: the stripping of topsoil and grading;installation of a new sidewalk leading from the Crossroads Building to the parking lot (5'x56'); installation of a new aluminum handrail;and regrading and installation of topsoil/seed. Moved by Ms. Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the grant application with PCoRP in the amount of$30,000. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Human Resources, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a revision to the Reimbursement for Business Expense and Travel Policy. The policy has been updated to reflect the recommended changes. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the revision to the Reimbursement for Business Expense and Travel Policy. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Children&Youth Services,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a provider agreement with Summit Legal Aid to provide legal assistance and representation to the birth parents involved with Juvenile Court procedures for the period of July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. The contract authorization amount is $200,000, and no additional county funds are required. 2377 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR LIMITED Et 8491KV Moved by his.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the provider agreement with Summit Legal Aid in the amount of$200,000, effective July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Behavioral Health&Developmental Services, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a provider agreement with Chatham University for the provision of the Independent Monitoring Team/Core Indicators Project (IMP/CIP) to review consumer satisfaction for the period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024. The contract authorization amount is $34,588, and no additional county funds are required. Moved by Ibis.Janis, seconded by lair. Maggi approving the provider agreement with Chatham University for the contract authorization amount of$34,588, effective July 1,2023 through June 30, 2024. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms. Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, the authorization to advertise for building demolition services. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi authorizing the advertising for building demolition services. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms. Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, the authorization to advertise for general contractor services. Moved by leis.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi authorizing the advertising for general contractor services. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms. Janis —Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing and the Public Defender, presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, an agreement with Thomson Reuters for the purpose of providing reference material to assist attorneys while at the courthouse and magistrates' offices. The 36-month subscription will cost$339.76/month and will be funded through the Public Defender's operating budget. Moved by Ms. Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the agreement with Thomson Reuters at a cost of$339.76/month. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;leis._Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing and Information Technology,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, an addendum for additional services and project management, to the county's governmental software and implementation services agreement with Tyler Technologies, Inc.The cost will be $40,000 and will be funded through American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the addendum to the county's agreement with Tyler Technologies at a cost of$40,000. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;leis. Janis—Yes; Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. 2378 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IM{a LIMIZED E1fi08491.Li� _ Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing and the District Attorney,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a professional services agreement with Dr.John S. O'Brien, II, Esq. for psychological services at the recommended rates. This agreement will be effective according to the existing terms and conditions and may be renewed year-to-year by mutual consent of both parties. All services will be funded through the District Attorney's operating budget. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the professional services agreement with Dr. John S. O'Brien, II, Esq. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis—Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing and Public Safety,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a professional services agreement with Capital Area Communications for the purpose of providing equipment, radio, and engineering services.All services will be funded through Public Safety's operating budget. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the professional services agreement with Capital Area Communications. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis —Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing and the Chief of Staff,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a professional services agreement with WTW Architects for full design and procurement services for the new Public Safety building. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the professional services agreement with WTW Architects. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms. Janis —Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. Chief Clerk, on behalf of Purchasing and the Chief of Staff,presented to the Board for their consideration and approval, a professional services agreement with Cybx Security,LLC for cyber security services,including system analyzation and data protection programs. Moved by Ms.Janis, seconded by Mr. Maggi approving the professional services agreement with Cybx Security. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Maggi—Yes;Ms.Janis —Yes;Mr. Sherman—Yes. Motion carried unanimously. PUBLIC COMMENTS Resident Fred Bender appeared in Union Army uniform to recruit new members for the Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Camp 120. Mr. Bender pleaded with residents to check their genealogy to see if they have any relatives who served in the Union Army. Those interested can contact Mr. Bender directly or Commissioner Maggi,who spoke up, saying he too is a member. Fern Siebert, Director of Clean and Tidy our County Inc.,pleaded with residents to volunteer saying her organization has been overwhelmed with the collection of bottle caps and needs help cleaning and sorting. Additionally,Ms. Siebert asked residents to be good stewards of the land and have more pride in our county. Current donations made possible through cap collections include: 60 park benches 5 picnic tables Several landscape tinders And a bird bath 2379 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA IMR 1 IMITF❑ E18nR491KV Clean&Tidy's Summer Sit& Sort is held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. every Monday,Tuesday and Thursday at Shelter#1,Washington Park. Register by calling or texting 724-456-1780. Resident Teddi Lombardi,Jefferson Township,addressed the board and community on behalf of the area's family farmers regarding their concerns with increasing solar development and lithium-ion battery storage sites in Washington County. She claimed solar energy companies are not really clean and green,but rather taking advantage of tax incentives,which causes them to flip projects very quickly and not respect local ordinances. Continuing, she said it is difficult to monitor these projects and there's no money to fight legally resulting with the solar companies being willing to pay fines and leave behind the mess for local municipalities to deal with. Ms. Lombardi said she was trying to be preventative rather than reactive and has contacted several other municipalities,who are willing to help our county so we can be prepared. COMMISSIONERS'RESPONSE Mr. Sherman and Mr. Maggi both commended Ms. Siebert on her work and dedication to keeping the county clean. Mr. Sherman asked Ms. Lombardi to leave her contact information with his Administrative Assistant so he could follow up with her. SOLICITOR Cycle E Tax Refunds - 06/20/24 - Meeting No. 1188 Amt. Date Narne Address Citv State ZIP District Parcel I $4,782.81 6/4/2024 ZOE REAL EST 511 ADAMS CANONSBURG ' PA III 15317 CANONSBURG 110-002-00- LLC AVE 3RD W 00-0001-00 BONI $88.59 6/4/2024 CHRISIIAN 4 COLWELL BURGETI'STOWN PA 15021 HANOVF,R 340-011-06- JAMES& ST 00-0027-00 LAUREN K. - 1 040-003-09- $95.74 6/4/2024 KOLT N BEALLSVILLE BENTLEYVILLE PA 15314 BEN LEYVILLE 99-0033- (10T $4,782.82 6/4/2024 ZOE REAL EST 511 ADAMS CANONSBURG PA 15317 CANONSBURG 110-002-00- LLC AVE 3RD W 00-0001-00 OMATICK 349 GRANGE, l 140-004-00- $148.60 G/4/2024 I JEFFREY t4CDONAI,D PA 15057 CECII. 00-0001-00 WUDKWYCH 1895 REISSING 140-001-00- $11.19 6/4/2024 MICHAEL P&R RD MCDONALD PA 15057 CECIL 00 0023 02 r L PLUTE BRADLF.Y 5485 250-001-09- S30.13 6/4/2024 MANAGEMENT RIDGE R RD D COOPERSBURG PA 18036 DUNLEVY 99-0019- GROUP INC RID 07I $23.33 6/4/2024 HAYWOOD 3 JESSE LN,P DUNLEVY PA 15432 DUNLEVY 250-011-00- DAWN O BOX 83 00-0015-00 BONI CHRISTIAN 4 COLWELL 340-011-06- $88.59 6/4,12024 JAMES& ST BURGETI'STOWN PA 15021 HANOVER 00-0027-00 LAUREN K. - — COWDEN 640 - - $37.39 6/4/2024 JAMES WESTLAND HICKORY PA 15340 MT PLEASANT 01 99-0010-01 -09- GREGORY RD 9-0 LINDLEY PROP 1211 LINDLEY NORTH 490-015-00- $49.29 6/4/2024 LLC ROAD SCENERY HILL PA 15360 BE'11 ILEI IEM 00-0034-00 NVR 11700 PLAZA $456.84 6/4/2024 SETTLEMENT AMERICA RESTON VA 1 20190 NORTH 520-001-32- SERVICES DRIVE SUITE SIRABANE 00-0050-00 _ 500 PLESCIA$16.91 6/4/2024 SUSAN B 203 PARK EIGHTY-FOUR PA 15330 NOTTINGHAM 00-0014-00- SUSAN B VIEW RD 00-0014-02 COLAIZZI 203 PETERS 540-010-09- $22.39 6/4/2024 RICHARD CL BVIEW MCMURRAY PA 15317 TOWNSHIP 02-0005-00 LAWSON 819 TRACY LYNN& PETERS 540-001-00- $4.28 6/4/2024 KUNDMAN bf�CCLELLAND FINLEYVILLE PA 15332 TOWNSHIP 00-0084-00 STEPHEN 2380 MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLANIA 1M(i.1.111�1TE(Z.E18�8491 xv_ Cycle E Tax Refunds - 06/20/24 - Meeting No. 1188 BRAUN $119.31 6/4/2024 HOLDINGS 1 PRIORITY MURRYSVILLE PA 15668 UNION 640-002-00- MINERAL LANE#519 00-0009-04 BEACH LLC TOMOSKY 5 SAWMILL 640-008-04- $5.71 G/4/2024 WILLIAM J RD PINLF,YVILLE PA 15332 UNION 00-0006-00 $63.67 6/4/2024 LIGHTNING PO BOX 374 WASHINGTON PA 15301 WASHINGTON 780-009-00- PROP LLC + 8TH W 02-0013-00 TOTAL $10,827.59 ANNOUNCEMENTS An Executive Session was held at 10 a.m. on Tuesday,June 18, 2024, following the Agenda Meeting to discuss personnel. The next regularly scheduled Board of Commissioners meeting is to be held at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday,July 18, 2024,in Public Meeting Room G16, Crossroads Building,95 W. Beau St.,Washington,PA. The regularly scheduled Salary Board immediately followed. All county offices will be closed on July 4,2024 in celebration of Independence Day. There being no further business, Chairman Sherman declared the meeting adjourned at approximately 10:26 a.m. THE FOREGOING MINUTES WERE SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL. 62( 52024 ATTEST: CHIEF C .ERK//