Commissioners - Regular Meeting

Good morning, Gary.

One nation, under God, and indivisible, with liberty and justice for all.

Before we begin the executive sessions, remember our help.

Presentation begins. Skip. Good morning, commissioners.

My name is Fitzpatrick. Keep it pretty.

Um, we're celebrating our 40th year of managing school, county wide cleanups and teaching environmental education to Google counties. And we are excited to announce the winners of our 1st, Google, keep it pretty senior awards in the past. Skip is offered a scholarship opportunity that has been on hold for several years as we continue to explore our options. We wanted to provide an opportunity for 2026 senior students who have demonstrated a commitment to keeping school accounting clean and beautiful. Students were nominated by teachers, school personnel, environmental educators, and community leaders for their outstanding work addressing environmental concerns through community involvement, as well as participating in at least one skip cleanup during their high school career. The 2026 awardees are Emmett Portland from Nativity, nominated by Kylie McCutcheon of Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful and Adrienne Portland. Emmett was nominated by for his commitment and hard work that includes work across Google County, his participation as a young ambassador for Keep Pennsylvania Beautiful, and his involvement as both a cleanup organizer and advisory board member for SCIP. Chloe Cabell of Nativity, nominated by Liz Brenzinger. She is a youth summit advisor and school counselor. Chloe was nominated for her SCIP efforts, as well as her advocacy for clean and green initiatives on Nativity campus. And Ava Vengen, STC South and Tamaqua, nominated by Gary Hess, the STC Youth Summit Advisor. Deva was nominated for her SCIP efforts, as well as her willingness to step up and help when volunteers are needed. School Will Keep It Pretty congratulates Emmick, Chloe, and Emma for this award and thank them for their hard work and commitment in creating a cleaner, greener environment in their schools, communities, county, and state. We wish them much success in their future endeavors.

So I have all three of them here today.

I don't know, I'm tired.

Thank you.

Yeah, it means a lot, especially I know all three of us definitely put in a lot of effort in our schools and our communities. These projects take hours at a time to complete and on top of all our extra schoolwork and all the other activities that we're involved in. So it means a lot to be recognized for the projects that we complete. For sure.

We definitely covered a lot of land too, which was nice. I know at one of the events that I know you were there too, um, We just kind of, you know, showed what each area, what school did. And it was really nice to be able to see, like, how we covered so much land across Google County. So it was really nice. And I'm also very appreciative. So, yeah, thank you.

Thank you so much.

This is kind of your... I just, again, I want to appreciate the leadership that you stepped forward into doing this. And hopefully the scholarship will help you in your future endeavors. But always, it's a great thing to see that you're taking care of right here at home. and that's pretty neat because SCIP is very important to us. It's been a very important program over the year. It kind of, when COVID hit, kind of latched and some people came and jumped to the table and got it restarted because it is important for your people wanting to maybe move here. They want to look at the aesthetic value and how it looks and so forth. And you folks have definitely improved that to what you have done on your different projects. So again, congratulations. On behalf of all the citizens here is football county keep up doing good work and good luck and again I want to thank the board of skip for what they have done and continue to do it's a very, very valuable program. that we need to make sure that goes on for another 40 years. So, thank you.

I just want to say thank you, Chloe and Ava, for stepping up and leading. That's all that's good. So, we appreciate it. It's very important. Skip three years of doing skips great. They can recently three commissioners support skip and its mission because it's just Aesthetics in the county and it's we want it to be nice. So we appreciate the leadership Thank you.

Yeah personal story on the skip. I came on the farm in 1980 And the springtime we used to have to clean up beer bottles cans aren't bad, but beer bottle you break the food beer bottle and PUNCTURE TRACTOR TIRES. ONCE WE HAD TWO FLAT TIRES RAN IN THE MIDDLE TRYING TO GET WORK DONE. VERY NERVING THAT OUR FARM YEAR MYSELF, MY COUSIN JOHN, SUPERVISOR ON FARM YEAR PUSHED THE STATE TO FORM YOU TO GET BOTTLE BUILT WHICH WOULD BE DEPOSITS ON BOTTLES AND WE FOUGHT THAT FOR YEARS AND THE STORE KEEPERS AND THE BOTTLE SHOPS DIDN'T WANT TO DO THAT. From Western Pennsylvania, Mike Fisher was his district with the PPG class class plan. They didn't want to lose the bottle sales. So we finally said, you know what? Rather than trying to force a bottle bill and deposits, we got involved with skip. We've got the boy scouts to help us in some of the youth groups like yourself.

And if we teach people not to throw beer bottles at road signs.

Uh, we raise a generation of people and that every year we pleased to sit at 1012 bushels of care. Well, we're not in 1 basket. So folks like you that are doing that is remarkable. Once people learn, it's not right to throw beer bottles, not quite for cans. I'll stop doing as opposed to forcing you with it with the tax and with the deposit. So I can remember what you're doing. And also, Mandy, so thank you very much.

thank you Yeah. One day it might be up here.

Oh my God.

Larry Bob. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Good morning commissioners. I want to just take a few minutes to explain a few things to the taxpayers to Spokane.

In reference to the reassessment versus appeals of an annual year. Last year we had the reassessment appeals. They were totally different than what they are now. Last year you were able to come in. You could tell them pictures, different things that were wrong with your foundation. All kinds of different things. Okay. This year we are back to annual appeals. What that means is it is on the burden of the taxpayers to prove the market value to the board of assessment appeals. It is in the homeowner's best interest to have an appraisal done on their property. I cannot tell them they have to have it done. I just like to inform them that is their best evidence because they have to prove it. You bring in pitchers, that does not prove a market value to the board, okay? The other difference is I know neighbors talk to neighbors and they say, oh, just go in and tell them this, that. We cannot accept that anymore this year. That is over because of the reassessment. If there is an error on your property record card, take the time and call the assessment office. Don't file an appeal for an error. The appeals are to be filed only on the disagreement of a market value. You do not appeal on the increase of your tax dollars. It's based on what your market value is of the property. So I just wanted to let the public kind of know that because we're getting a lot of different phone calls and the people aren't aware of it. They're coming into the hearings that I've already held throughout the summer saying, well, my neighbor told me I could do this. Last year, you were able to do that. This year and moving forward, it'll always be annual appeals. So that won't be the way it is anymore. So I just wanted to inform the public. If they have any issues, they want to call the office. The number is 570-628-1025. One more time. 570-628-1025. If they would like to come into the office, we're there Monday through Friday, 830 to 430. Our office is open during the lunch hour, so they can come in and we can help them with any errors that they have. Okay?

Thank you.

Thank you. Also, the deadline is September 1st, but the sooner you get it in, the better we can get you scheduled. We already are starting to schedule September 1st. So they're coming in. So we're moving forward with them. Okay. Thank you.

Good morning, guys.

Morning. Good morning, commissioners. Chris Molesky, Norwegian Township. Please refrain from any interruption until after my three minutes. Before I can begin, this is another example of why a hybrid public participation via Zoom or Microsoft Teams is so important. Mr. Joe Wiscount was unable to attend today's meeting due to other commitments, but because his voice deserves to be heard, he has authorized me to present his comments during the allotted time. I'm here regarding natural soil products permit renewal application, and I have three requests. First, I'm asking the DEP grant our community additional time to formally challenge this renewal. Given the scope of the air and water quality concerns we've documented, the standard comment window simply isn't sufficient for residents to make their case. Second, I'm requesting that DEP host a formal public hearing on this permit, the same kind of hearing that DEP already conducted for the Bradds Landfill leachate trucking issue on August 4th, which has been postponed at the St. Clair School District. If DEP believes that community deserves a public forum to be heard, then the families living near natural soil products deserve the same. The people whose air and water have been affected by this facility should have the right to stand up and tell DEP directly how their quality of life has been diminished. That's not too much to ask. Third, I wanted to update the board on what our community has done just the past few weeks. Volunteers have gone door to door throughout Tremont Borough and out of hundreds of doors that they've knocked on, only one resident was not in support of opposing NSP's renewal. That means as of today, roughly 99.9% of the Tremont residents we've spoken to face to face oppose this permit being renewed. This isn't a poll, this is us standing on doorsteps hearing it directly from our neighbors. Finally, I want to formally raise an objection regarding the NSP's engineer, Of record, Hugh V. Archer, records show that Mr. Archer's Pennsylvania professional engineering license lapsed in 2021. Yet his name and seal appear on the facilities engineering submission to DEP. And we are requesting that DEP formally investigate the status of his license and determine whether documents tied to this permit were properly certified by a licensed engineer.

What's his last name?

Archer. Again, that was Hugh V. Archer. V as in Victor. Last in 2021. So before I close, I want to make it easy as possible for anyone listening or watching to take action. To object to NSP's Waste Management Permit 101-628, again that's 101-628, you can write to PA Department of Environmental Protection, Northeast Regional Office Waste Management Program, 2 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, PA, 1-8-7-1-1-2-5-1-1. You can also email your objection to ra-epwm-nero at pa.gov. Again, that's ra-epwm-nero at pa.gov. And please reference permit 101-628. Lastly, if you smell something, again, the sniff test, do something. Call DEP complaint line at 570-820-4854. Again, 570-820-4854. Thank you for your time. Thank you.

And we are putting in the county is putting in the form of complaint filed a packet of everything.

Yeah, there was something that just came through too on another permitting license. That's kind of iffy right now.

You know, they say they have a time frame. They did tell us that even if it's past the time frame, still put the complaints in. That's what they said when we met with them. They still put them in. So continue. Continue to put in the written complaints, objections to the thing.

Either email or written, yeah. And even if it particularly doesn't affect you, it probably affects someone that you know in that area. So reach out. Don't be afraid to send them your opposition.

Nope, I agree.

Thank you. Thank you. Good morning.

Good morning. Good morning.

Wendy Maidenford, Good Spring Porter Township. I live in the dumping grounds for fly ash, sewage sludge, industrial sludge, et cetera. It's been a while since I have spoken at a commissioner's meeting. It is not because we are not getting odors. We are still being impacted by odors. Life can be stressful as it is, and then we still have these out-of-state-owned waste companies negatively impacting our daily lives. I was woken yesterday morning at 3ish a.m. from odors entering our home. I had to turn off the air conditioners, had a headache, burning nose, head congestion, irritated throat, and felt nauseous. Tried to bury my head in a blanket and pillow, did not help. DEP doesn't come out anymore in the early morning, so I only called my complainant at 4.30 a.m. Odor still pooched out in my house and outside. I truly understand why people have the mindset DEP will do nothing, so why bother calling complaints in? I now feel the same. I'm disappointed, discouraged, and perturbed with DEP and elected officials who are supposed to protect and stand with and for the people who put them in their positions. I'm tired of hearing our hands are tied, it's because of interstate commerce, or we took it as far as we could. If elected officials can make noise when something impacts their lives, they should be willing to do the same for their constituents. Do your damn job, DEP. Those are the words that came out of an annoyed State Rep. David Argyle's mouth back in 2003 over the fly ash controversy that had torn his hometown apart. I would like to read some of this article where Mr. Argyle is mentioned making this comment because it is still pertained to a lot of our communities in the present. It seems nothing has really changed in 23 years. This is the article nipped in the bud by Bud Ernst, July 30th, 2003. DP, do your damn job. When we get right down to the root of the frustration, it becomes clear that the agencies, county, state, and federal, with jurisdiction over these materials, have not done and show no intent of doing their jobs. Indeed, in some cases, they have acted as apologists, even behind the scenes partners of the dumpers. From the beginning, DEP, EPA, and county agencies failed to answer the questions such dumping inevitably generates. From the start, quietly and even clandestinely, They cooperate with the dumpers and even now they give only lip service to enforcing the relatively weak laws and regulations governing the hauling and dumping. I cite two examples. One, the bar solids issue. Number two, relatively frequent violating violations committed by garbage haulers and trucks and the relatively light penalties levied on them. Consider one, call it biosolids, call it sludge, call it ice cream if you wish. Whatever it is, call it what it is, human waste, and it has been deposited on some of our fields for years with the knowledge and silent connivance of state and county agencies. If it is so beneficial, why must it masquerade under a name other than one by which it is best known? And if it is not so beneficial as fertilizer, why must it be hauled hundreds of miles at great cost past thousands of acres of farmland whose enrichment is provided by other fertilizers? Why can it not be used there? Then take to the frequent environmental violations committed by landfill operator. Raiders and garbage trash dollars and the relatively light punishments imposed clearly DPS enforcement of garbage, trash, sludge, fly ash, river, dredge, whatever it is, is not impressive. And the endorsement of such projects by corporate officials who stand to benefit financially from dumping from the dumping of the blessing or the blessing of county agencies.

It's not.

still any great source of relief from the public. The biblical admonition comes to mind, as you sow, so shall you reap. The past performance of the dumpers and the regulators has given the public little cause for confidence. The current public mistrust is the product of poor past performance. To DEP, Argo suggested, do your damn job, to which I add, it is time for DEP and elected officials to do their damn job.

Thank you. And I have the article here. Oh, I remember.

Oh, do you remember that? Oh, I remember. That's what I was over that. I'll just let this here. Thank you. Oh, go.

Sure. Go ahead. Sure. Do you want the microphone?

Sure. Good morning, commissioner. I just have a few sentences here. I'd like to read from somebody who wrote a letter. In opposition, and I will inform you as to who the author is, but it says, we strongly ask that you stop the permit and that wants to apply for in the center street and Brady township. They obviously cannot control the older issues they have. Now, it is almost every night that the smell comes into Donaldson and doesn't leave until mid morning. You cannot sit out and you cannot open your windows in the evening. Something is not right up there and we have to suffer this smell almost every night. How would you like to be expected to endure this? Certainly there has to be a way to make our lives count for something and we should be entitled to live our lives without having to deal with this horrible smell coming into our homes every night. Now I know a lot of people blame the old ladies and the old people for bitching but this came from Porter, or from Framing Township Supervisors, and they signed it, sent it in certified. They even gave me a copy of the certification. So, it's not just a bunch of old people grumbling. Thank you.

It shouldn't matter if it is or not. What matters is that people can use their properties in the places in fact that are impacting their quality of life massively negatively with the owners. So, they're not being a good neighbor, and it's unacceptable. Yep, and we're putting in a formal objection, and we're putting in Lisa, I think it's almost all ready, isn't it? For NSP. Well, we provided a bunch of information to the solicitor's office. Okay, and I believe... And I can get a copy of that letter? Yep, as soon as we have it. As soon as he has it ready, I'll make sure it's publicly available. Thank you. Okay. You can go. Right, maybe somebody else can understand it.

Somebody else? You got it like three times. All right. Morning, Jeff. I'll just take extra time. Morning. Jeff Donkel, Palo Alto. Glad to see everybody made it out of the water with their swimmies. That was...

That was interesting.

All right, following up on Lisa Stevens, still have that with the state, Ms. Gaffney, her FMLA claims. She still has yet to face those, but she could be at the fair every day, taking pictures, national night out. She can be out campaigning and shaking hands and kissing babies, but can't come to work. It's disgraceful. On the agenda, there's an immediate approval requested. for calendars and hygiene kits to start out the school year. Calendars, $54,250 for 25,000 calendars. No bids. Immediate approval requested. It's being awarded to a company owned by a county employee. I believe that would be a conflict of interest. So I'm asking to table those bids until... Either bids are received or... The hygiene one? Well, not the hygiene one, but the other... The calendars are for a county employee company, so you might want to look into that before you vote. I mean, I'm not sure why immediate approval is requested if it's just sneaking stuff in to get it approved, but school starts the same time every year. Hygiene kits aren't going to change.

Calendars, you know what the days are going to be of the year every year going forward, so... From what we got from Ms. Gilbert is because the money... The deadline for the money to be spent is the 30...

1st of August. And we knew that for how long?

I don't know when they knew it.

You could have got bids on calendars for the last five years.

It's a CoStar approved thing. And I guess they did get bids. They did get bids, and she was the lowest bidder out of everybody through CoStar.

I think it should be mentioned.

And it should, because I questioned it too today.

They did their due diligence. She was the lowest bid. there's no impropriety there. We vetted it. I can get a copy of those bids.

I'll get Elaine Gilbert to get them for you because it's her department. I saw it this morning and I went to the solicitor and said, how is this handled? They said 100%. She's a co-star bidder. She was the lowest bidder. They called, I think Elaine said, three or four places for a bid. This is the only person that can alter them the way they want them because they want to put... Do you remember when all the artwork was hanging in the the halls here for mental health that the children did, that's what they want in the calendar. And she's able to alter it somehow cheaper than everybody else to make sure the stuff that the children made with that mental health, I can't remember what's it called. What was it called when they had all the artworks and all that?

You're taking up my time.

I'm good at times. It's fine. I'm just trying to remember what it's called so I have the right name of it. I got you. Do you remember what it was called when they did the mental health, the portraits for mental health that opened down the hallway?

The poster project.

The I Am Fine project? Yeah, the I Am Fine project. I just wanted to make sure it has a letter in it.

Right. No, just, I mean, immediate approval.

Yeah, it needed, Jeff, I agree completely. That needed a lot more explanation because as soon as I saw it, I knew about the hygiene kits. When I saw that, I questioned it, and I said... How does this handle? And they went to work right away and made sure it is. And it should have been a little bit of a veteran.

More appointments to several boards. Some might be reappointed. Some are new people. And again, no outreach to the public or advertisement looking for interested parties. That needs to change. We still don't know. And I know you're working on it, Larry. We still don't have access to who's on what board, when they meet, anything like that. I think that's crucial for the public. I mean, you go... Take a look at the city apostle website. There's there's a little outdated as well, but they have all our meetings on there. They have all their minutes. Their agenda is everything. So hopefully we can get caught up there with that. There's a adjustment for the register wills office. She deserves a lot more than that. So does everybody else in that office. I think they should take Teresa's pay and split it up between everybody in that office for everybody picking up the slack. Again, hats off to everybody in that office that does the job and Teresa's job when she's out campaigning and taking pictures. And lastly, I'm hoping what I'm hearing is not true, but I hope you can answer this. It sounds like we may have a Halkovich 2.0 on our hands with the coroner's office. It seems to be maybe the circus is turning into the romper room. I know he used to rent rooms out out there, but there's some very colorful conversations going on about relationships with deputy partner with elected officials. So that's the case. He's going to be on the hook for another lawsuit. I'm sure there'll be more details to come.

It's not good.

KEEP YOUR EYES OPEN AND YOUR EARS OPEN.

WELL, THERE'S A BUNCH OF EMPTY CORN. THERE'S NOTHING ELSE TO WANT. WHAT? THERE'S LIKE THREE OF THEM.

YEAH, THERE'S LIKE, I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY'S ON THAT. OKAY. ANY OTHER PUBLIC COMMENTS? THE ONLY THING I WANT TO SAY IS ONE THING, TOO, IS THAT, YOU KNOW, I THINK WE NEED TO HAVE A MOMENT OF SILENCE FOR MS. WOMER, A YOUNG LADY WHO LOST HER LIFE BECAUSE SHE WAS A SOAPBOX CHAMPION THAT REPRESENTED SCOOGLE COUNTY NATIONALLY. AND SHE BROUGHT A LOT OF RECOGNITION TO SCOOGLE COUNTY. THEY HAD THE SOAPBOX RACES RIGHT OUT HERE ON THE HILL. And so I just wanted to have a moment of silence for her because she did Schuylkill County proud nationally in the Soapbox Derby community. And she's a proud member of Schuylkill County and Potsdam and everything, but she really brought pride to Schuylkill County with representing us with the Soapbox Derby Championship. So I'd like to have a moment of silence for this woman.

Thank you children and youth morning. Morning commissioners, children, youth.

We have one agenda today in four agreements. First, requesting approval of an addendum to the current agreement of office regarding Associates Incorporated, Wilkes-Barre. That agreement is from August 13, 2025. And the addendum would extend its term period to include fiscal year 26-27. At current rates in terms with the new end date, June 30th, 2027 for agreements each have a term period July 1st, 2026, June 30th, 2027 versus with George junior Republican, Pennsylvania, Grove city for community based residential services with per diem rates as follows. Regular programming set 345 dollars and 77 cents. Intensive supervision is at 553 dollars and 17 cents. Their secure programming is at $767.54. The Achieve program is at $890.01. Next is with the Bayer Foundation of Pennsylvania of New Wellington. They offer foster care services, and the per diem rates are as follows. Lower level for age range 0 to 12 is at $89.33 per diem. For age range 13 to 21, the rate is $94.74 per diem. Supported enhancement program is at $101.32. The supported young parent is at $115.89 per day. Third, we have agreement with the county of Northampton for their secure detention, female treatment program, male treatment program. specialized treatment program each of those service rates are at a per diem 435 dollars finally we have an agreement value house bethel in pennsylvania for residential and independent living services per diem rates are as follows lehigh valley shelters at 615 dollars and seven cents the bucks county shelters at 554.33 5 residentials at 674 dollars and 55 cents and the independent living base rates at 325 dollars and 53 cents. The supervising independent living single rate is at 319 dollars and 63 cents.

Approval of the contract of Vanguard forensic pathology services LLC provide post portal autopsy services. Term of the contract will be until December 31st, 2026. It will be new on January 1st of each year. For an initial one-year term, unless terminated by either party, the 30-day notice as per the contract and cost per autopsy is $2,750, as outlined in the tax mandate. Thank you.

This is the same company that we've used in the past, correct? Very well. It's the same company we've used in the past?

This is a different company.

So it's not coming out of Dauphin County anymore?

We still have a contract with them. Yes, it's an addition.

I got you. All right. Thank you.

Morning.

Morning. On behalf of Liquid Fuels, I'm requesting approval to allocate $1.3 million from the Liquid Fuels Global Use Account for Project 26-5300-001 for the replacement of County Bridge 108 Camp Road over the Lower Little, Swatara Creek, and Pine Grove Township. And then next is the approval request to enter into a professional services agreement with Alfred Bennett for the engineering design of the replacement of County Bridge 108 And the contract amount is $378,000. That's $205,000 for the environmental studies and preliminary engineering, $153,000 for final engineering, and $20,000 for contract and construction administration. And then Kyle's going to do the whole land and the hallway.

Morning commissioner, uh, Kyle sweats always. We'll start with approval is requested by coldly. 0, 2, C3. this amendment is for reduction in a original companies and current service, fine permit and accessible portions of the problem. The adjusted leased acreage will be 160 acres and will carry a monthly minimum fee of $696. Leases will have an auto renewal clause of succeeding one-year terms with a 60-day written non-renewal notice. And then on behalf of Solid Waste and Recycling, we are requesting immediate approval to incur the following fees for the 2026 Annual Fall Cleanup for the Cammy, the Tires, will be $2 for a maximum load of 15 tires and no more than 2 loads per customer. Municipalities will also be charged a per-tire fee and are requested to make an appointment with the host collection site for large loads. Appliances for free-on-bearing, air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers, $10 each. Non-free-on-bearing and scrap metal items, there will be no charge. Bulky items, mattresses, box spring, rolls, roll of carpets, doors, windows, $10 each, sofas, and all the size chairs, $5 per cushion. approval for a contract with montano enterprises to collect waste tires from the annual school county 2026 ball cleanup the tires will be collected from all 15 sites foxville ecu township minorsville borough cbs landfill gerardville north manhattan township school haven pine grove township wayne township border township green town tremont borough beach branch township New Ringville, Borough, and Bonneville City. Montondo Enterprise will provide service for transportation of waste tires collected. A vertical charge will apply based on the following schedule. Wayne Township, $825 a pole. CBS, $675 a pole. City of Pottsville, $875 a pole. North Mannheim Township, $875 a pole. Minersville Borough, $875 a pole. Georgeville Borough, $675 a pole. We're in town borough, 675 dollars for township, 675 dollars, full township, 675 dollars, full union township, 725 dollars, full branch township, 875 dollars, full school, haven't barely 175 dollars, full trademark borough, 775 dollars, full rental borough, 825 dollars, full city. For the recycling of waste hires collected from our sites, a rate of 125 dollars per ton will apply. There will be a 5 ton minimum for each trailer or 625 disposal fee will be incurred. Approval of the contract with Casella Waste Systems Inc. To collect and transport bulky items for the annual 20, 1 to 6, Paul, clean school, county, Paul, cleanup, bulky items will be collected at Wayne Township, Paltzville, North Manhattan Township, Minersville, borough, right? Town, borough, borough, border, township, pine growth, township, each union, township, branch, township, school, behavioral, borough, Tremont, borough, new regal, borough, city. See, yes, landfill alongside disposal for bulky items, because several systems will provide a service for transportation, bulky, municipal, solid waste items collected and a full charge will apply based on the following schedule. Every side is going to be 355 dollars rather than reading the entire list. Okay, so another question. Why are we. Um, because they were a bit of words and the bits were open 3 weeks ago. Okay. That's the only reason because of the 5th week. Yeah, throw everything out.

Okay. I have a motion for for, um, for the unit of approval for engineering and real estate for the car. Yeah, I'm watching for the tires and also for the book. Okay. Any questions?

Yes.

Yes. Yes.

Yes.

What are the dates again?

Yeah, that's what I was going to ask about.

Yes, it's going to start the day after Labor Day. I believe that's September 8th and runs through two Saturdays, which will be September 17th.

Can you make sure they're on the website?

Absolutely. We'll have the flyer uploaded. Okay.

Kyle, I also thank you very much for being an active participant in the SCIP program. I know you've been definitely helpful. WITH THAT BOARD OF DIRECTOR STILVA I WANTED TO DEFINITELY THANK YOU FOR YOUR INVOLVEMENT ALSO. NEW SPEAKER.

NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER.

NEW SPEAKER. NEW SPEAKER.

Human Services, just an approval of a rate agreement with Community Services Group, Mount Hill, Pennsylvania for medical assistance, transportation services at a rate of $28.50 per one-way trip for the period of August 17th, 2026 through June 30th, 2027.

Thank you. You're an easy one. Mental health and developmental services.

Good morning John Reed presenting on behalf of Glenn Gilbert. They're asking for approval to purchase 25,000 calendars for the amount of $54,250 with brainstorm print and design. Co-stars number 000571063. These are 18 month calendars that will have mental health and drug and alcohol information on them. Pictures are the drawings of the mental health poster contest winners. Distributions of the calendars is to go through all school districts for all grades. Also approval to pay 50% down prior to the order being placed and 50% is due at the time of delivery. Immediate approval was requested. Also for approval to purchase 6,000 hygiene kits for $51,509.40 with Convenience Kits International LTD, CoStars number 571188. Hygiene kits will be distributed to the high school's nurse's office to be given out to the students. Also, approval to pay 50% down prior to their order being placed, and 50% is due at the time of delivery. Quick question. Do we know how many high school kids are in the county altogether? The last number I've heard from Diane and our prevention staff, I think it was like 20-some thousand overall.

Okay, and the hygiene kits are all the soap, water, everything. Yeah, you're basically essentials. Correct. Yeah, because when Elaine gets kids, some of them have the essentials.

Correct.

So this is a good thing.

And it is provided through a grant.

Yep. So can I have a motion for the two mental health?

Motion for the calendars and for the hygiene kits.

Second. Any questions? Commissioner Padora? Yes. Commissioner Hetherington? Yes. Commissioner Hess? Yes. Thank you. Thank you. Solicitor's office?

Good morning, Commissioners. David Rice, Assistant Solicitor, on behalf of the Solicitor's Office. This morning, we seek approval to adopt a resolution declaring the Schuylkill County Zoning Ordinance to be substantially invalid with respect to the use of property for the following uses. Number one, data centers and that there is no such use defined or provided for in the zoning ordinance. And number two, battery storage facilities. strike that battery energy storage systems and that there is no such use defined or provided for in the zoning ordinance. Commissioners, I am respectfully requesting an immediate approval of that item. Moving on to number two, approval requested that within 180 days of the date of the passing of the resolution of the previous matter, we adopt curative amendments to the zoning ordinance with respect to the use of property for the following uses. Number one, Providing a defined use for the term data centers. And number two, providing a defined use for the term battery energy storage systems. And once again, commissioners, I am respectfully requesting immediate approval of those two items.

I'll make a motion to approve the energy storage and also the data center resolution.

Second. One question. Commissioner Fedora? Yes. Commissioner Hetherington? Yes. Commissioner Hess? Yes.

Commissioners, on behalf of tax claims, We seek approval of the following three repository sales pursuant to 72 current statute section 5860.625, which is the real estate tax sale law of Pennsylvania. And those three items are delineated within the agenda. And please note that all parcels were previously approved by municipalities and school districts.

Thank you. Finance officer.

Sorry, so just 2 items 1 is for informational purposes only parks and recreation is for 1,320 dollars. That is and then on behalf of the probation, the approval of supplemental budget appropriation resolution for the current year. 59,061 dollars.

And what is that?

That is for money's coming out of the. Sorry. The transfer from supervision account. There is no dollars. It's just a budget.

Can I have a motion to approve Resolution 2026-18? So moved, sir.

Any questions? Commissioner Padora? Yes. Commissioner Hetherington?

Yes.

Commissioner Hess? Yes.

Approved and ratified the Desney approved contract for the month of July 2026. Hasn't been approved at this time.

MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED.

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DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS MOTION APPROVED. DOES ANY CONTRACTS As a member of the Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Development Board, beginning August 12th, 2026, through August 11th, 2030, Ms. Kenderdine is currently employed at Mid-Penn Bank Persona as the Senior Vice President, Director of Relationship Services. She will represent the business sector of the finance industry. Next, approval of the request to reappoint Paul Strava, a member of the Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Development Board, beginning August 12th, 2026, through August 11th, 2030, Mr. Strzok is currently employed by Certified Test and Management in Pottsville as the Director of Business Development and Consulting. He will represent the business sector of the financial industry. Approval requested of the partnership agreement with the Chief Elected Official and Local Workforce Development Board made by and between the County of Luzerne and the County School Board. This agreement will replace the current agreement on file with a term from July 1st, 2026 to June 30th, 2027 and will automatically continue annually thereafter from July 1st to June 30th, unless terminated as provided herein. Approval is requested of the Chief Elected Official Agreement and Local Workforce Development Board made by and between the County of Luzerne and the County of Schuylkill. This agreement will replace the current agreement on file with the term July 1st, 2026 to June 30th, 2027, will automatically continue annually thereafter from July 1st to June 30th, unless terminated as provided. Approval of the resolution appointing Schuylkill County Commissioner Chairman Larry Cudora as the lead chief elected official to execute documents on behalf of the Schuylkill County and Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Development Area. It includes signing the local workforce development board partnership agreement between the designated counties and Luzerne Schuylkill Workforce Investment Board Inc. Approval requested. of the revised bylaws reviewed by our solicitor of the Luzerne School Workforce Development Board, a new local governance policy for workforce development boards was published by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The policy requirements necessitate an update of the bylaws of the Luzerne School Workforce Development Board. Lastly, on behalf of the School County Municipal Authority, approval of the resignation of Matthew Barron as a member of the Board of the School County Municipal Authority and requests and recommends the appointment of Evelyn Dottie, to the Board of the School County Municipal Authority to serve on the balance of the term of Mr. Barron, which expires on December 31st, 2030. Thank you.

Do we have a resource officer? Good morning commissioners and children, you can have the promotion of Ashland scholar, the county caseworker to coming from county caseworker. 1, the rate for you contract is 23.7467 effective 8, 1026 in the prison. We have the appointment of Nicholas to Marco correction officer part time. The rate for the contract is 26.4555. that's effective 8, 1026. we have 2 informational items at the sheriff's office equipment of Sean Butler as an unpaid intern. Effective 7-27-26, pending approximately 8-21-26. And in the coroner's office, the appointment of Hunter Hengeveld, Deputy Cardinal Per Diem, effective 8-17-26, the radius per the fee schedule. All appointments pending drug test and physical or appropriate all actions involving salary or for positions being graded are pending salary board approval.

Can I have a motion for the children and youth in the present appointments? So moved, sir. Okay. Any questions? Commissioner Fedora?

Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, yes.

He wants to be here for three weeks. He's doing half of them with us, half of them with Columbia. He started the summer with an internship with Dickinson Law, which is where he plans to go next year or so. Thankfully, he's got my genes and he has to keep going.

It's not credit dollars, but he's getting C4s, so he's not too bad.

That's good.

Any new business before we adjourn? No, I just want to make an announcement that we're notified by the Pennsylvania chapter of the American Planning Association that our County Park, Sweet Hour Lake, was recognized for 2026 Great Places to Be, which is a great acknowledgement. Over the years, as you know, since we made Sweet Hour Lake a county park, it has developed into, I call it the jewel of the county. And the thing is, it goes to all the volunteers that are out there. We only have actually one full-time, one part-time, and most of the other things are all volunteers. The volunteers that took it to heart out there to build that park over the years is superior. And it's a great acknowledgement to their hard work because that's what it is. It's what they achieved. There's where it's at. So congratulations to all of them. Congratulations to the county. And again, we keep up the good work at the county park. So I'm going to recognize you.

SAID ABOUT SPRING AIRLINES IT'S GREAT THAT IT WAS RECOGNIZED YOU KNOW IT'S A JEWEL AT THAT END OF THE COUNTY IT'S A VERY NICE PARK HOPEFULLY THERE'S SOME MOVEMENT NOW I'M HOPEFULLY GETTING DREDGED SO HOPEFULLY IT STAYS YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS WE'LL BE WAITING INTO THE FUTURE I'VE IMPRESISED EVERY MARK I'M ON THE CONSERVATIVE DISTRICT FORCE CHAIRMAN

Transfer from micro came to us, and it's been a great effort. Like, like Larry and Gary both said that every, every year, the lily pads come a little closer to the shore and we're about as close to be able to get that problem fixed over and over and over again. The recipe sent to it, a line reclamation project. Anytime you move materials, it costs lots of money to construct. And let's. Oh, is it going to be the salt?

It came up with the idea of taking the drugs and using it to fill them in a minor information project. They need X amount of time.

Mr. Clouser, Craig Morgan, and much of the board. I wonder tails off to get this stuff. I appreciate it. I've been shocked and the whole line and the whole thing. They've all. Like I said, it's not part of JavaScript, but they can ignore it.

And then I want to talk about CCAP, the CCAP Convention. It is. Moreau County hosted it this year, Calhari. It was definitely interesting. It was a nice place. It's never been there before, but a little different than what we used to for a CCAP Convention. What? No. Actually, I didn't, hey, I didn't swim at all. I didn't swim at all. I'm not commenting on that part. But as you, Captain, mentioned, it was beneficial. Now one of their resolutions and policy is fixing reassessment. The majorities of the counties agreed to that. So hopefully this gets some momentum and steam behind it. So I was very pleased that became one of their official platforms. There was a lot of information on data centers. One of the things that we brought up in one of our meetings and brought it to the floor of everybody is anybody that's considering the data center and is alerted for data centers. Data centers are already getting alerted just by coming to Pennsylvania. Because in Virginia and the other states, they tax the personal property inside the building. Some of them have a sales tax on information going out and going in, where our state doesn't have anyone. 11 years ago, our state, Harrisburg voted not to tax that kind of information and personal property. So they're getting a built-in LERDA already just by coming to Pennsylvania. So that's why I'm not, in most counties that I talk to, there wasn't one county that's in favor for a LERDA on a county level. You can't tell the school districts and the municipalities. But on a county level, there wasn't one county that I talked to that's for a LERDA for days. And pretty much all counties are on the same page with water consumption, energy consumption, you know, make sure to benefit for the communities, make sure you don't have LERDAs, make sure that they're done in the right locations and everything.

So it's a hot button issue, but there was a lot of discussion on the data centers completing them.

One of the other things is, coming out of the convention was Luzerne County and us are starting conversations, maybe to start working together with some things in Luzerne County that we can do jointly to save each county money. So I know some people think that it's their waste, but when you're with your peers, you get to hear stuff that works in other counties, stuff that they tried that doesn't work. They talk to us about what we're doing in our counties. Actually, our grid plan is getting a lot of attention from counties that we're, you know, you're acknowledged that Schuylkill County is ahead of the curve with putting in stuff for data centers and everything like that. So it's getting a lot of attention, the reassessment thing. And like I told them, we're not advocating. Schuylkill, I told them I wish somebody would have been there three or four years ago advocating for fixing reassessments in this state, because maybe it would have an impact for Student County. We did it. We had to take law into burden because it was court order, because the law is ambiguous. I'm advocating for the other counties now that the same nonprofit is circling the student app. They're all starting to, you're hearing about Burns County, you're hearing about Harman County, you're hearing about numerous counties across our state. And even the smallest county in our county stood up and said, we agree. reassessment needs to be fixed, even though they only have 4,500 people in their county and don't have the deeds recorded and many things done, they see the necessity of it being fixed. So that was like a real positive thing coming out of it. Because Spoon County, honestly, we're probably, if we didn't want to reassess, we could probably stretch it out another 20 years if we had to, or half a year, or until we're sued again. I wish somebody would have been there to advocate for us. And so that's a good thing that came out of this meeting. It became part of their official platform and was voted on by the majority to count. So I was really happy with that. And some of the other stuff, open sources of revenue now, just start to pick up steam. Sales tax, the IT tax. Instead of just always taxing the homeowners continuously, your property, let counties have some tools. So that's another good thing that came out of it. They're looking at that type of option. So it is productive. That's one thing I can say. You get to talk to a lot of communities. You get to talk to a lot of county commissioners. You get to pick out other people's brains. And it's great sometimes to meet with some of the bigger counties because they have redeveloped authorities that have done massive things. They have land banks that have done things. well, that can still apply to our camp. So it's great to be able to pick their brains and say, well, how did you accomplish that and how did you do this? So I thought it was a good event. None of us had to wear swimmings. We were safe.

Yeah, I echo what Larry said. I mean, so much that my wife was supposed to be on a vacation. Part of the truth. We were out there working. Actually, I had a breakfast meeting with Clark and folks yesterday and they said, hey, Tell us about elite realty we're considering. So I went through all the things that we thought could be positive. They said, what's the downside? None that we found so far. So that was a big help to them. The data center talked about several different situations. Senator McCormick gave us a, I swear he copied Larry's speech. He talked about the right location and make sure the community is taken care of. and we make sure that the rates will go up on the devourer. I swear, Dave McCormick got Larry's speech. Reassessment, we had to spend some time with James from Cameron County. They have 4,500 people in their county, and the big concern about reassessment in these former counties is that, well, we can't afford it. But we said that it's just that it could be set up that whether it's every two years, a six-year cycle, a third county every year, or a four-year cycle, But it's a certain kind of like Cameron or like, or like, well, so that's 5500 people and they have a lot of state land. So they, they're actually losing populations. I said there should be a situation where if they, if the cycle comes up and their ratio stays the same. A lot of times, and Larry gave a very compelling speech. It was going to be a vote, a public vote whether we should go ahead with this resolution or not. Larry gave a very compelling speech about why it was important. So the gospel guy changed it up and it did pass by 57 to 40. So we also worked Talked about juvenile detention center, Berks County, and then bring with Delaware and often Lehigh. And we have an opportunity to do that. And then we had a situation where that minor committed murder, you can't be in a prison population with adults. So we have a situation now where you have to be able to do that. And we did let our hair down for a little bit on Tuesday night. We did the trivia contest for two hours and Schuylkill and Lehigh teamed up Larry kicked their ass. I'm sorry. It was Bob Wilkes.

Oh, he was great. Star Wars.

I mean, Larry was phenomenal. So we kicked the crap out of everybody else. Yeah, that was fun. That was our fun. And I did, yes, I opted out of the tour of the... Open those speedway and went in the water park for 2 hours. We weren't sitting around drinking cocktails, networking like crazy, working on all these issues, trying to get an opportunity to talk to all the other counties and get some ideas. I mean, they also were asking us about ideas too. So, yeah, that's what I, you know, several counties started meeting.

People were coming and asking us about what we're doing. And how we're accomplishing stuff so that that's good. It's good for our county that other counties are recognizing the work that's being done in the county. So that's that's good.

Okay, that's pretty much right. Can I want to move here? So move, sir.

Salary for the executive sessions for health, public health salary board.

Good morning. Again, as Larry had said, networking is important. Same as PSATS is for townships. Chris Molesky, Norwegian Township. As always, I respectfully ask that I am permitted to complete my three minutes without interruption. If you would like to respond, I welcome your answers after my time has expired. Today, once again, the agenda contains appointments to county boards and authorities, yet the public has provided very little information about these positions. My question is simple. Are the appointments compensated? If they are, the public deserves to know exactly what the compensation is before you vote. Does the position receive a salary, a stipend, a per diem, meaning compensation, mileage reimbursement, supplemental compensation, or any other county-funded benefit or payment. The agenda doesn't tell us. If the answer is no compensation, then simply say so. If the answer is yes, then the public should know exactly what taxpayers are funding before the appointments are approved. Transparency should not require a right-to-know request or citizen standing here asking basic questions. There is another transparency issue I raised before, How are citizens supposed to apply for these positions when vacancies are never publicly advertised? Why aren't opening positions posted on the county website? Why isn't there a public application process? And why doesn't the agenda identify the qualifications whether the position is paid or unpaid and when the vacancy becomes available? Every resident of Schuylkill County should have an equal opportunity to serve. Not just those who happen to know someone, who are a campaign donor or hear about an opening through word of mouth. So after my three minutes, I respectfully ask each commissioner to answer those questions for public record. Are the appointments paid or unpaid? If paid, what is the compensation? And will the board commit to publicly advertising future vacancies and identifying compensation directly on the agenda before asking taxpayers to foot the bill for another appointment and expense? That is transparency. So, Mr. Chairman, let's start with you. I'll wait for your answers. Are these positions being paid or unpaid?

I'm waiting for you to be done in three minutes. I'm done. Thank you. So then we can sit down and then I'll answer. Perfect. Thank you.

I'm not sure if all of them are paid or unpaid.

Some are, some aren't. But that's dependent on the authority. It's not the county. Some boards are, some boards are not. But it's not county. It's the authorities' funds that pay that.

On the School of Municipal Authority, that is correct.

The School of Municipal Authority is not a planning committee. They used to, and I think they stopped. Now, I don't know if they reinitiated. The School of Municipal? No, the School of Municipal.

Then I don't know. I thought they were.

No, they did, and they took that. And we don't appoint all the boards that people think we appointed. And that's why we're working to get that list together about it. School County Transportation Authority, they have a stipend, so much a meeting, but they pay it through the authority, not through, that's not the county's funds. That's the authority's funds. Zoning is not paid. Zoning is paid by us. Zoning is paid. Zoning is paid.

The appeals board is paid by us.

Paid through us. But the appeals board isn't a board, like, that's not what the type of board they're talking about.

That's a contract, correct.

Yeah. And honestly, Evelyn being appointed to SCMA, a lot of times we go by them. A lot of times it's just reappointments of people that have served for years, like Ms. Kanderdine and some other people. Evelyn came, highly recommended by SCMA, and I believe she's the first female ever appointed to that board. And honestly, Evelyn does a great job for our county. She represents us well. She's an advocate. She has connections to the congressman's officer, both senators' office. She has good relationships with them. So to have a board member that has direct access to people that can get funding and everything, that was one of the things that was taken into consideration because everyone has that direct access. The boards, we can put together a list of who's paid. I only believe it's 2 is the zoning and sts but sts does the wrong planning commission members planning and zoning are paid and that's 60 bucks a meeting 60 bucks a meeting not a monthly if they don't meet they don't get paid so yeah it's 60 bucks a meeting so they're the only ones really that i know that are paid and we only appoint to which boards scma yes yes Planning and zoning, airport. No paper to airport.

There's a lot of advisory boards.

There's a lot of advisory boards.

Chris, you will get your final answer soon.

It is. Honestly, we're looking at some of the terms and some of the stuff. POTS will have to realign all their terms. We did it with the redevelopment authority. So we're now looking at some of these things and saying, okay,

What was this person appointed?

What was that appointed? Because sometimes it's just, here's a recommendation to appoint this person. And in the past, they were just appointed and maybe their terms don't line up right. So we're looking at all that. So we're looking into it. And, you know, it's, you know, being appointed to the board is the commissioner's, for me, we try to give consideration, Gary Boots, you know, if it's his appointment, it's his to appoint, you know, we go to Gary with our appointments and Gary comes to us and says, hey, I'd like to put this person on this board. So there's communication between the three commissioners on every appointment that goes on. You know what I'm saying? Like, we do discuss it. And certain ones are certain, when certain people come up, it's like kind of on a schedule. One will be my appointment, one could be Boots' appointment, then Gary appoints somebody else. So it's like, it doesn't fall, it falls like a rotational as they come up and leave. If it was Gary's appointment or Laura's appointment.

So. Give an example. The last appointment I was asked to take care of was an FCS appointment. Someone retired. And Mary, who had been the director of SEMO downtown forever, had just stepped down. I approached her because 30% of the ridership is in our district. So I thought, she also knows the expense. What better person, once again, put a female on the board, plus a person whose neighbors and friends use that service that she also very close because of her downtown Shenandoah connection with the Hispanics. So we don't just give it out to a campaign donor or to my son or to our daughter. We take it very seriously. You know, I told all my daughters to apply for anything with the county number. If you want to play, talk about Tom Ushinsky and I went to college together, but he was already on the board with Tom. Probably one of the sharpest guys I've ever met as far as running the SDS force. He's an engineer, he was a consultant. So I think we have a good, you know, we take due diligence about before anybody.

Okay.

So if you know somebody wants to be in on that, tell them to contact us. Okay.

And the only last part I have to say is, again, Sharon, thank you. And I believe Kim may have already done so. And all right, you know, there was a listing already. Well, I believe Kim had processed that through the meeting minutes that I had obtained. We're just now waiting on the compensation part of it. And Sharon said I should have something tomorrow. So just for clarification on that, there is, I guess, right now a list of who's on boards. And again, Kim may have done so.

And we're going to try to get them up on the county website. once we get them all listed. That's what we're working on, but I want to see their targets.

I'm not asking, or I'm not saying that a person isn't eligible for it. I'm looking at if somebody is interested or somebody has transparency, how do you get the public involved?

We also have conservation. Just before, we also have farm preservation boards. There's quite a few boards.

We recommend to Explore Schuylkill that they can decide to appoint an auditor. They don't have a direct appointment on the school. And it's speed up. Speed up, we appoint to Right. Am I correct on that? Skeeta, we are going to skip. It's open.

I mean, there's even seats on skip. Available. Available if you're interested.

Okay, there's open seats on skip.

Friends of Sweet Hour Lake.

There's quite a few. I just want to read this quickly because of the public comment. It was just handed to me. News for immediate release, August 3rd, 2026. Schuylkill County Court advises of a reported jury duty phone scam. Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas President Jack Russell is advising the public to stay vigilant against a recently reported jury duty related phone scam. The scam involves calls that spoof or mimic the court telephone number. During the spoof call, the individual placing the call tells the victim they failed to appear for jury duty and must pay a fine. Residents are reminded that school county courts will never solicit payment by credit card, gift card, or any of the means of electronic funds or transfer, fund transfers. Over to follow. Failure to appear for jury duty. Should you receive a phone call from a number of individuals claiming to be involved, with or calling from the school county courts, requesting money or payment of fines, fees, or court costs, please do not provide any sensitive information or forms or payment of any kind. Anyone receiving calls of this nature is encouraged to hang up immediately, contact state or local police, as well as the Pennsylvania's Office of the Attorney General, Bureau of Consumer Protection at 1-800-441-2555. So this is for immediate release. I want to, you know,

They're also asking people to meet and give a signature as well and take money out of the bank.

Oh, so they're asking them to actually meet? They're doing a lot of things, yeah. It is getting crazier and crazier. It is. What, they got you? No.

The Sheriff's Department also had something listed on wonderful Facebook over the last couple of days, and I think it was the canary that had something on their page.

About the sheriff's office doesn't actually sit right there and we'd like to bust them. Yeah, John, the one that we posted actually, it wasn't related to the quote line. Yeah, there was a different one. We've gotten the quote line from Franklin county. And when that was our last week, we posted we're in Franklin county, which is similar to that. Yeah, we had another one where, again, we were. Telling us telling people that our office is starting to pick them up.

Okay, let's move on with the resource office personnel action commissioners in the controller's office.

We have a wage adjustment for Sandra percent of 1st, deputy and effective date of 8, 1026 and the amount is 52,320 dollars. 62 cents in the register of wills office, a wage adjustment for Heather, mainly 1st, deputy. Effective 8, 17, 26, and the amount is $46,486.35. That is all.

I have a motion for the Comptroller's Office. So moved, sir. Second.

Any questions? Commissioner Padora? Yes. Commissioner Hetherton?

Yes.

Commissioner Hess? Yes. Comptroller, you can check. Yes.

Can I have a motion for the register to close? So moved, chairman. Second. Any questions?

Commissioner Padura? Yes. Commissioner Hetherington?

Yes.

Commissioner Hess? Yes. Comptroller Yatensik? Yes.

Okay.

Any new business for Saturday morning? Chair, was there any minutes to approve in the beginning? No. Okay. Here's why I think so. Okay. Can I have a motion to adjourn? One more quick moment before we adjourn.

The trivia contest, which was an interesting question, was how many counties have more cows than people?

Yeah, that was one.

We didn't get that one right. We did with Louis, with the trivia. Well, we said that we were spending time studying civics. You watched me. Anybody want to guess which counties have more cows than people? There's two. And it's not the two that I saw. Venango. Nope. How about my guesses? I guess Venango and Sullivan. I thought Sullivan, definitely. It's fault that you had is worth 1,000 people. Absolutely.

But just saying, I would have never thought. Yeah, I've just never thought that. Motion to adjourn. Motion to adjourn.

Okay.