Centre County

The meeting addressed several personnel items across multiple departments. For the Correctional Facility, extensions for medical leave of absence and public thanks for a positive inspection report were noted. Human Services saw numerous appointments approved, including personnel changes in Adult Services, Aging, Children & Youth Services (including promotions and requisitions), and MH/ID/EI. Information Technology Services received retroactive approval for new job descriptions and personnel requisitions for several roles. Planning & Community Development approved job description revisions for Mosquito Disease Control positions, and Records Management received approval for a Document Scanning Technician requisition. Risk Management had approvals for appointments for Custodial Workers. Tax Claim and Collections saw approvals for personnel requisitions for a Tax Claim Clerk and an Assistant Director. Judicial Personnel approved a medical leave of absence extension for a Judicial Secretary. The Coroner's office received approval for a new job description and requisitions for a First Deputy Coroner and a Senior Advisor. The Prothonotary received approval for a Chief Deputy Prothonotary requisition. Non-personnel items included the approval of the final payment for the 2025 CATA bus service subsidy to Bellefonte Borough, and approval for a termination letter regarding the contract with the United States Marshalls Service. Finally, the Board approved a letter of support for the Congregation Brit Shalom to apply for a nonprofit security grant.

The Salary Board meeting primarily focused on personnel actions and the approval of previous meeting minutes. Key actions included approving the creation of a temporary on-call/occasional Senior Advisor position for the Coroner's office and approving a change in status/title for an existing employee to this new role. The Board also approved the rate and appointment for a new full-time Administrative Assistant in the Coroner's office. In Human Services, the Board approved the elimination of a D&A Case Management Specialist position and the subsequent creation of a Caseworker 2 position. For Risk Management, the Board approved the creation of four part-time Custodial Worker positions while eliminating two existing full-time Custodial Worker positions.

The meeting included the approval of prior minutes from January 20, 2026. Key discussions involved the announcement of the 2026 Hometown Hero Banner Program and parade scheduled for July 3rd. The Board adopted Proclamation 5 of 2026, designating February 2026 as "Career and Technical Education Month" in Centre County, featuring representatives from State College School, CPI, and South Hills programs. Contract authorizations discussed included a Memorandum of Agreement with PA Care, LLC (Pinnacle Treatment Centers) for outpatient treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, and adding land development plan approvals for the Eagles Landing Self Storage Unit and a contract for Bingocize implementation in senior centers to the next agenda. The Consent Agenda approved funding for the Agricultural Land Preservation Program, a contract for foster care services, contracts for the State Food Purchase Program and Emergency Food Assistance Program, and agreements related to intellectual disability services and a Long-Term Structured Residence (LTSR) program. The Board also approved a sponsorship for the taping of the 2026 Ron and Mary Maxwell Community Spelling Bee and approved the check run dated January 23, 2026. The session concluded with an executive session to discuss a personnel matter.

The agenda for the meeting included public comment opportunities under the Sunshine Act, and provisions for adding emergency or de minimis items to the agenda. Key discussion points focused on personnel matters across multiple departments, including revisions and funding requisitions for various positions within the Conservation District, Emergency Communications 911, Human Services (Transportation, Veterans Affairs), Planning & Community Development, Public Defender, Risk Management (including retroactive approval), and Weights and Measures. Judicial personnel items included funding requisitions for Probation Officer positions. Non-personnel items involved considering retroactive approval of an addendum with Centre Care, Inc., regarding property purchase, and approval of an addendum with SHI International Corp. for SIEM ingestion services.

The Board of Commissioners meeting included the adoption of Proclamation 4 of 2026, recognizing the 78th Anniversary of Marine Toys for Tots and the 39th Anniversary of the Nittany Leathernecks Detachment in Centre County. Several contracts and authorizations were considered, including approving an agreement with Solar Renewable Energy, LLC for solar alternative energy credits. The Board decided to add future items to the subsequent Consent Agenda, such as the certification of appropriations for the 2026 Agricultural Land Preservation Program, a contract with Familylinks, Inc. for foster care services, and items related to the State Food Purchase Program (SFPP), The Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP), and the Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG). The Board also approved two items under MH/ID/EI-D&A: an Administrative Entity Operating Agreement and a Letter of Support for the Centre County Youth Service Bureau's grant application. Approvals during the regular Consent Agenda included a contract renewal with Thomson Reuters for the Public Defender's office and a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Centre Regional Planning Agency regarding transportation activities. Reappointments and one appointment were confirmed for various Authorities, Boards & Commissions. The Board also approved a letter of support for Penn State University to host Imagining America and ratified the check run dated January 16, 2026. The Administrator reported on the fourth quarter authorization signings under Resolution 1 of 2025.