Board of Commissioners - Regular Meeting

You made it back. I Well, I was upstairs. I have to go back up for a meeting. I'm in the middle of it. Oh, I thought these guys thought you said jail. No, I thought close to jail. I thought you said jail, too. Oh, okay. Hey, Bob. Bob, is Dave in charge of salary? What's Dave chairman of? Is it salary board? She's shaking her head. So Ivon knows retirement board. Retirement. Not salary board. Retirement board. Yeah. Retirement is what I know. Yeah. Okay. We can never remember.

We don't pay attention during the meeting. Thank you. I'm secretary. Yeah. Is that okay? Yeah. That way we'll get somebody that way. We'll get some rest.

I'm going to be quick. But I'm going Monday reorganizational meeting. We are going to do retirement board then salary

board then go into regular commissioners reorganizational meeting. If we could begin with the pledge to the flagg to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands. One nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. I would like to note that Commissioner Glass is out on a long planned vacation, so he will not be joining us this morning. And well deserved.

We will begin by calling retirement board to order. And this will be very preunctery. We are not going to make any changes to the retirement board other than we are going to change the dates of the time of the retirement board. It has traditionally been the fourth Tuesday at 9:30. We are going to back that up to 10:30 so it runs concurrent with our commissioners meeting similar to we do with salary board on the 2nd. That will be the only change to the retirement board. And on that note, do I have a motion, John, to adjourn the retirement board? You so have that motion.

I second. All in favor? Okay. We have adjourned retirement board. We will now move on to calling salary board to order for January 5th, 2026. We have already done the pledge of allegiance, so we will dispense with that. We are now going to reorganize the salary board for 2026. If I could have a motion to keep the salary board in its same format for the following year. So moved. Properly moved. I will second. Second. Oh, Rob seconds. All in favor? I.

Motion carries. Salary board will remain with the same format. We're going to set the meeting dates for 2026. As I previously mentioned, they will be the second Tuesday at 10:30 to run concurrent with our commissioner meeting. Do I have a motion to approve the meeting times? So move. Second. Properly moved and second. All in favor? I. I. And now we will approve the minutes from December 9th, 2025 salary board meeting. I'll make a motion that we approve the minutes from the December 9th, 2025 salary board meeting. Second properly moved and second. All in favor? I.

And now we do have one action to be taken by the salary board today. This request from the commissioners to set the salary for the new deputy warden of operations at Clearfield County Jail at $60,000 per year. Effective today. I will note that I am glad that we have we have struggled to fill this position and I am glad to see that be filled. that will fill out our management complement at the jail. If I could have a motion to that effect. So moved. Second. Properly moved and second. All in favor? I. And that motion carries. Anything else to come before the salary board today, gentlemen? Hearing none. Do I have a motion to adjurnn? So moved. Second.

Properly moved and second. All in favor? I. And we will now call the county board of commissioners meeting to order. Thank you all for being in attendance for this reorganizational meeting. We will approve the minutes of our previous meeting December 23rd, 2025. I move that we approve those same minutes. And I second. All in favor? I I. And now part we always look forward to. Controller Edwards is with us and we also congratulate him on being sworn in a few moments ago for his second term as Clarefield County Controller. We do.

And I do not have a bell list this week because of the because just because of timing. Yes. So we enjoy enjoy this day even more. Yes. That doesn't mean they're not there. I know. I know. But one can dream in the mail. One can dream. Do we have a personnel list? Yeah, right there too. Okay. Yep. Okay. Personnel issues to come before the commissioners today. We have one. This is a new hire, deputy warden of operations at the jail effective 15206. Have a motion to accept the personnel changes as presented.

So moved. I second. properly moved and second. All in favor? I. That takes care of personnel issues. Any public comment? We do have a new member with us today. Would you like to introduce her? Hi, this is Izzy. She's working for WFW. She's learning today. So, her first government meeting and we thank you. Thank you. Katie is a reporter then for you. Izzy. Hey, what? Her name is Izzy. Izzy. What did I say? Why did I call Katie? I'm sorry. Izzy. Yes. Yeah. Very good. Nice to meet you. She's been with us a while, but she's broadening her horizon. Okay. Well, welcome aboard. Seeing no other public comment. Any old business come before the board, John?

Not that I know of.

No old business. Under new business, we'll make a slight change in the agenda order here to accommodate a scheduling issue. We're going to move to item three. Consider owner county agreement with the central county's youth center. For those that are not familiar with what the central county's Youth Center is, that is a fivecount consortium that owns a youth detention center, for lack of a better word, although it is slightly different than a state level detention center. It's a fivecount consortium of which Clearfield County is a part with Center, Clinton, Mifflin, and Huntington. And I will leave Councelor Bozvich addressed this management agreement.

Every year, I think you're familiar. We do an agreement. Those agreements are normally the same for all five counties. Um, as Chairman Wyers had stated, um, this agreement does have one slight change. Those are just the payment arrangements. Normally, there was an allocation based on the budget and the usage. Um, that has changed just a little bit this year. The county will be responsible for a contribution fee that'll be paid in two installments. that amount is $68,354 and then they'll um there will be a perdem rate of $667 um per day that will be applied. Um this is something new. My understanding is that's going to kind of be re-evaluated to see how that works and also make sure that costs are managed appropriately which is similar to all the language that's been in our prior agreements. Indeed, I I'll address the the reason for that briefly is the state previously each county using a rather convoluted system made an allocation towards the operation of the central county's youth center. The state has indicated that they would no longer reimburse through children and youth services based on allocation that it had to be on actual days used. So, we have made a a structural change in the funding of the youth center where I do sit on the board there. Each county makes a contribution to get through the first quarter as this will be a a learning curve with a new budgetary process there. Um, I believe the first invoice has already came through and will be taken care of. So, if we have a motion to consider the owner county agreement with Central County's youth center. Uh, I move that we u approve the ownership agreement with the central county's youth center according to the terms and conditions stated by the solicitor.

And I second. All in favor? I I and we will excuse solicitor. She she has another commitment. She's on her way to the jail.

Okay. Now moving back up to the top of the order. Announce commissioner appointments to various boards. Board and authority appointments. Myself, Chairman Wyinners will be Central County's Youth Center, Community Connections Governing Board, and Clearfield Jefferson Airport Authority. Commissioner Soil will be tourism, Clearfield County Economic Development, Redevelopment Authority of Clarefield County, and Commissioner Glass in his absence will be everything else that we don't want to deal with. actually will be conservation district and north central regional planning.

Could I also I just saw this last week and I should have said something to you about it, Tim. I'm sorry. Uh the uh end of the month the um uh not the drug they don't call the drug and alcohol commission anymore. They call it we technically could have someone on that board that we normally don't attend. I'd be willing to do that if if I have no problem placing Commissioner Sil on another board to be named later. It used to be the Drug and Alcohol Commission. That's not quite what it's called now. I forget. But maybe it is the drug. Straighten it out. Jefferson Jefferson Drug and Alcohol Commission. Adding Mr. Soil to that.

That's just an announcement which not an item we have to vote on. Now, we're going to consider resolution 2026-1 authorizing the following financial institutions as depositories for Clifford County government funds effective this date. CNB Bank, Midpen Bank, and First Commonwealth Bank will be the depositories for various funds for the 2026 year. Do I have a motion to adopt that resolution? Do you so have that motion?

And I second that. All in favor? I. and we have adopted resolution 2026 number one. Now on the last item number four under new business, we're going to consider reappointment of Josh Burnt to the Clearfield County Recreation and Tourism Board and announce one vacancy on said board. A motion to approve Mr. Burnt. So moved and second. All in favor? I I and as we have noted, we do have we will have one opening on the Clarefield County Recreation and Tourism Board.

If I may, Mr. Chairman, um Lisa, what's the date of our next meeting? Um do you know 13? I don't know. Looks Well, whatever. Yeah, I was just 12th. No, no, no, no. This is Monday. Uh the 13th, I believe. Okay. Would would it be appropriate uh maybe to ask that folks get their folks are interest who are interested get their request into us by the uh by the end of the day on the 12th. Oh, that that would be fine and the press will duly note that I'm sure. Um spoke to the solicitor. There is no solicitor's report today. Anything else to come before the board, sir? Yes, sir.

Can I have a motion to adjurnn? Do you have that motion? Properly moved and second. We will now adjourn the reorganizational meeting of the Clarefield County Commissioners. Thank you. You have a question.