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POTTER COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEETING

May 11, 2006

CALL TO ORDER

The regular meeting of the Potter County Commissioners was called to order
at
11:05 a.m., Thursday, May 11, 2006 in the office of the Commissioners,
Potter County Courthouse, One East Second Street, Coudersport, PA 16915.

Present were Commissioners Kenneth Wingo, John Torok, and Catherine Bowers,
Chief Clerk Cora Thompson, Recording Secretary Lucinda Weakland, County
Treasurer Krista Miller, Sheriff Ken Sauley, members of the press Gerri
Miller and Terry McDowell.

MOMENT OF SILENCE

PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

ROLL CALL

Commissioner Wingo gave a roll call of those present: Commissioner Bowers –
present; Commissioner Torok – present; Commissioner Wingo – present; Chief
Clerk Cora Thompson – present; Recording Secretary Lucinda Weakland –
present

PUBLIC COMMENT

There was none.

MINUTES – 04/27/06

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to accept the minutes as presented.
Commissioner Wingo seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – abstain:
Commissioner Wingo – yes.

OLD BUSINESS

There was none.

NEW BUSINESS

· PROCLAMATION: Older Americans Month, May 2006

Commissioner Bowers read the proclamation into the minutes. Commissioner
Torok made a motion to approve. Commissioner Wingo seconded the motion.
There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· RESOLUTION #6-2006 – Financial support for the Area Transportation
Authority for the year July 1, 2006 through June 30, 2007 in an amount not
to exceed $10,000.00, to be made in quarterly cash payments.

Commissioner Wingo made a motion to approve. Commissioner Bowers seconded
the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS

· AGREEMENT – between Potter County and ADT Security Services at EMA
building at an annual rate of $322.14 per year. This is a slight increase
over last year.

Commissioner Wingo made a motion to approve. Commissioner Bowers seconded
the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· PCHS CONTRACTS

Children and Youth 04/05 05/06
Northwestern Human Services
Residential Treatment for Delinquent/
Dependent Youth
*Building Bridges Program N/A $225.00/day
Boot Camp N/A $138.00/day
Intensive Secure N/A $236.00/day
Intermediate Secure N/A $221.00/day
Community Based N/A $221.00/day
Sexual Offenders N/A $252.00/day

Susan Moyer
Coordinator for JUMP Grant (Mentoring)
Addendum to current contract
Mileage .33/mile .38/mile
05/01/06 – 09/30/06

Children and Youth 04/05 05/06
Sally Drake
Assistant Coordinator for JUMP Grant
Addendum to current contract
Mileage .33/mile .38/mile

Aging 05/06 06/07
LIFT
Home Modification Broker for PDA Waiver no cost no cost
Requirement by state to have a Home
Medication Broker for PDA Waiver Program

Pittsburgh Companies North
Food Service
Meals $4.28 $4.43
Blizzard Boxes $2.67 $3.63
07/01/06 – 06/30/07

Jack Hewitt, Lila Hewitt, Thelma Orsagh,
Marie Miles, Cora Roth, Vera Karhan
Senior Center Substitutes $6.50/hour $6.50/hour
07/01/06 – 06/30/07

PA Department of Aging
Addendum to Cooperative Agreement
No cost N/A N/A
07/01/06 – 06/30/11

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve the contracts listed above as
presented. Commissioner Torok seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.
· AGREEMENT – Inter-County Cooperative Communications Agreement between
Potter County and Tioga County.

Tioga County will provide emergency dispatch services and reception of both
wired and wireless calls for Potter County for a period of 5 years at a cost
of $70,000.00 per year, payable May 1st of each year.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to resolve to approve this agreement as
presented. Commissioner Torok seconded the motion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

Commissioner Bowers noted that the cost of this contract has gone down.
Commissioner Wingo explained that the original contract started at
$70,000.00 and went up in increments of $2,500.00 per year for five years
and this new contract would keep the cost at $70,000.00 per year with no
yearly increase.

TRAININGS

· Dave Lush – Waiver Information Workshop, May 3, 2006, Harrisburg, PA.
Retroactive request for meals, mileage, lodging ($90.47) and registration
($50.00) expenses.
Purpose: Mandatory training to present new changes involving the PDA Waiver
Program

· Leon Kaple – Communities That Care Mobilization Training, June 19 – 20,
2006, Shippensburg, PA. Request for meals, mileage, lodging ($140.40). There
is no registration fee. Funding provided for this training through a grant.
Purpose: Recommended training for CTC Grantors. Leon is the mobilizer for
the grant.

· Dave Lush & Susie Mainus – Apprise Annual Conference, May 17 – 19, 2006,
Harrisburg, PA. Request for meals, mileage, lodging ($167.86). There is no
registration fee.
Purpose: Mandatory Annual training for Apprise Coordinators.

· Dave Lush – Financing Long Term Care, June 27, 2006, Clarion, PA. Request
for meals and mileage. There is no registration fee.
Purpose: Required annual update on changes regarding financing long term
care.

· Winnfield Dunn – Servsafe Food Certification Workshop, May 17th and May
31st, 2006, Potter County Education Council, Coudersport, PA. Request for
registration ($180.00) expenses.
Purpose: Required training for food service employees at the jail

· Joy Glassmire – RMTS Policies and Procedures, June 20, 2006,
Mechanicsburg, PA. Request for meals, mileage and lodging ($75.60). There is
no registration fee.
Purpose: Required training for RMTS (federal funding) and its procedures.

· John Hetrick, Kevin Gledhill, Brandi Goulding and Saskia Cohick – Arc View
Training, June 5 – 9, 2006, Little Rock, Arkansas. Request for meals
($150.00 per person), mileage, ($78.35), parking ($47.50), airfare ($337.50
each person), car rental ($297.93 and lodging ($324.30 per person) expenses.
Purpose: To better familiarize the staff with GIS concepts especially
pertaining to the Computer Aided Dispatch System.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve the training requests as
presented above. Commissioner Wingo seconded the motion. There was no
discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

PERSONNEL ACTIONS

· PCHS – Voluntary Status Change for Donna Foust from Aging Care Management
Supervisor 3 to Aging Care Management Supervisor 2, effective May 15, 2006
at an annual pay rate of $43,965.00 pending Salary Board approval. Ms. Foust
will keep her position until Sherry Hoffman is trained in her new position
with the Aging Department.

Commissioner Wingo made a motion to approve pending Salary Board approval.
Commissioner Torok seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers thanked Ms. Foust for her 16 years of
service as Director of Aging and noted that not too many people make a
career change “down” the ladder financially, but her heart is in this
position. She further noted that Ms. Foust has done a great job and will be
a good teacher for Ms. Hoffman.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· PCHS – Promotion of Sherry Hoffman from MR Casework Supervisor to AAA
Deputy Administrator, effective May 15, 2006 at an annual salary rate of
$35,000.00 pending Salary Board approval.

Commissioner Torok made a motion to approve pending Salary Board approval.
Commissioner Bowers seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers wished to congratulate Ms. Hoffman on her
promotion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· PCHS – Reclassification of Cynthia Ramage from Social Services Aide 1 to
Social Services Aide 2, effective May 1, 2006 at an annual salary rate of
$17,962.00 pending Salary Board approval.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve pending Salary Board approval.
Commissioner Torok seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· NON-UNION MANAGERIAL PAY INCREASE 2006
Consideration of a 3.5% increase for non-union courthouse employees pending
Salary Board Approval.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve pending Salary Board approval.
Commissioner Torok seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers noted that this increase has been factored
into the county budget.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

· NON-UNION MANAGERIAL PAY INCREASE 2006, POTTER COUNTY HUMAN SERVICES
Consideration of a 3.5% increase for non-union Potter County Human Services
employees pending Salary Board approval.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to approve pending Salary Board approval.
Commissioner Torok seconded the motion.

Discussion: Commissioner Bowers noted that these raises are retroactive to
the first of the year.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

ANY OTHER BUSINESS TO COME BEFORE THE BOARD

· Joe Pagano, Potter County Housing and Redevelopment Authority requested a
letter of support from the commissioners to participate with about 10 other
counties and municipalities including to apply for funding to support the
clean up of lead-based paint in low-income households with children 6 years
of age and under. Lawrence County will be the grant applicant and PCHRA will
be a member of the consortium that will make up the board.

Mr. Pagano will keep the commissioners informed of their progress toward
obtaining these grant funds.

Commissioner Wingo responded on behalf of the commissioners that they would
provide a letter of support. Mr. Pagano will send over the background
information needed for the letter.

CHIEF CLERK REPORT

· Application for County Aid allocations from both 2005 and 2006 by
Shinglehouse Borough for their 2006 street project in the amount of
$4,155.00. The allocation approved is $2,077.50.

· Application for County Aid allocation by Ulysses Borough for widening work
on Lehman Hollow Road in the amount of $1,142.50. This amount has been
approved.

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to accept the Chief Clerks report as
presented. Commissioner Wingo seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

BILLS

Potter County Human Services
Payroll Checks #2209 - 2218 Total: $ 4,942.89
Payroll Direct Deposit Total: $ 44,700.28
Payroll Christmas Club Deposits Total: $ 1,607.50
State Tax Witholdings Transfers Total: $ 18,146.18
Accounts Payable Checks #19640 - 19809 Total: $222,252.43
Voided Checks – none

Total: $293,955.67
Potter County Courthouse
Payroll Checks # 73791 - 73873
Accounts Payable Checks # 84346 - 84466
Manual Checks – none
Voided Checks - none Total: $248,329.09
LEPC
Voided Checks – none
Checks #1064 – 1071 Total: $ 525.33

911
Voided Checks - none
Checks #2388 – 2395 Total: $ 2,151.02

911 Wireless Funds
Voided Checks – none
Checks #1033 – 1042 Total: $ 6,599.28

DRO IV D
Voided Check - none
Check #576 Total: $ 46,005.11

Commissioner Bowers made a motion to pay the bills as presented.
Commissioner Torok seconded the motion. There was no discussion.

Roll call: Commissioner Bowers – yes; Commissioner Torok – yes: Commissioner
Wingo – yes.

ADJOURNMENT

Commissioner Wingo asked if there was any further business to come before
the board at this time. Hearing none, he entertained a motion to adjourn.

Commissioner Torok made a motion to adjourn. Commissioner Wingo seconded the
motion. The meeting was adjourned at 11:20 a.m.

Prepared by Lucinda Weakland