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TUESDAY, APRIL 17, 2012
The Franklin County Commissioners met Tuesday, April 17, 2012, with the
following members present: David S. Keller, Robert L. Thomas and Robert G.
Ziobrowski. Chairman Keller presided and after calling the meeting to order, and the
Pledge of Allegiance proceeded with the business of the day.
On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski; seconded by Robert L. Thomas;
unanimously approved to adopt the agenda.
Ken Jones provided public comment. He asked the Board to begin its meetings
with a moment of silence to give thanks for our God given rights.
The minutes of April 10, 2012 and April 12, 2012 meetings were read. These will
be approved Thursday, April 19, 2012.
The Board reviewed Agreements, Contracts and Reports. Dr. Barry Parks,
FSNRC Administrator, Carol Knisely, President of QUnique, and Alma Cullers, Nursing
Director were present to explain the Nursing Home pharmacy contract with Grane Rx
that is on the board action listing for this week. Dr. Parks explained the need to do a
Request for Proposal (RFP) to provide pharmacy services, which is a requirement at the
Nursing Home. He said after staff reviewed the seven pharmacies that responded to the
RFP, Grane Rx has the most efficient system that he’s seen. He said there are savings
in this new contract due to providing a 3 or 4 day multi med pack instead of the 28 day
packs currently used which will help with reductions in the amount of medications that
need disposed of. This new system will also help to reduce errors, it will be a very
secure system and will save the nurses time when dispensing the medications. Dr.
Parks is recommending the Board sign the Grane Rx contract.
The following items were approved today and the remainder items will be
approved Thursday, April 12, 2012.
The Board reviewed Adult Probation matters. On a motion by Robert G.
Ziobrowski; seconded by Robert L. Thomas; unanimously approved for the Chairman of
the Board to execute the Program Authorization Sheet from Pennsylvania Commission
on Crime and Delinquency to be included in the updated Intermediate Punishment Plan
that is a yearly requirement of PCCD in order to continue providing Restorative
Sanctions and Restrictive Intermediate punishments as sentencing alternatives for the
years 2012-2013 funding cycle.
The Board reviewed Jail matters. On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski;
seconded by Robert L. Thomas; unanimously approved for the Chairman of the Board to
execute the Agreement between the County of Franklin and Lexis Nexis to provide legal
research access for inmates at the Jail, which is mandated by the state, at a cost of
$8,580.00 for the year 2012, $8,892.00 for the year 2013 and $9,288.00 for the year
2014. The costs are covered by the Inmate Commissary Account.
Christy Unger, Coordinator of Healthy Communities Partnership, and Karen
Johnston, Executive Director of Healthy Communities Partnership, provided a
presentation on the Student Assistance Program (SAP). The Student Assistance
Program is a state mandated program that is provided in all secondary schools to
address barriers to learning for students. She said the voluntary program is referral
based, and the referral can come from anyone including the student themself. There are
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15 secondary school teams in Franklin and Fulton County, and the teams from each
school have to be trained individuals to include teachers, counselors, administrators and
a SAP liaison. Teams work through a referral process, and parents are notified to ask
for approval so the student can participate in the program. The SAP has the following
four main components: Referral, team planning, intervention and recommendation, and
support and follow-up. Ms. Unger said there are other support and education groups
that Healthy Communities Partnership (HCP) provides which offer support, prevention,
and intervention groups in all school districts. Ms. Unger said one of Healthy
Communities Partnership goals is to expand SAP into elementary schools by securing
extra funding. Ms. Johnston said the SAP program has been in existence for 27 years
and HCP has been in the community for 19 years but this is the first contract year that
HCP has SAP contract. Ms. Johnston said funding for SAP is received from State and
County funds and several small grants. After an question and answer period the Board
thanked Ms. Unger and Ms. Johnson for providing information on this program that is
important to the community.
The Board reviewed Commissioners’ Office matters. Steve Malesker, Bridge
Engineer with C.S. Davidson, Inc., provided his recommendations to the Board on the
2012 Franklin County Bridge Maintenance Program bids. He recommends awarding
contract #1 for guiderails to William Orr & Sons as the lowest bidder and for contract #2
for structural type repairs to Keystruct Construction as the lowest bidder. John Hart,
County Administrator, said the funds for contract #1 will come from Act 44 funds and
contract #2 will come from encumbered liquid fuels funds. He said these contracts are
well under the amount budgeted for this project. On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski;
seconded by Robert L. Thomas; unanimously approved to award the bid for Contract #1
to William Orr and Sons for a total bid price of $187,472.50 and the bid for Contract #2 to
Keystruct Construction, Inc. for a total bid price of $139,575.00. These proposals are
the lowest responsible bidders.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:52 a.m. with a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski;
seconded by Robert L. Thomas.
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS