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THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 2012
The Franklin County Commissioners met Thursday, August 30, 2012, with the
following members present: David S. Keller and Robert G. Ziobrowski. Chairman Keller
presided and after calling the meeting to order, a Moment of Silence, and the Pledge of
Allegiance proceeded with the business of the day.
On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously
approved to adopt the agenda.
Jay Lightfoot provided public comment and he doesn’t agree with # 6 on the
board action list for pest control services at the Jail. If the company is doing a good job
they should not have to provide the service twice a month.
Kim Wertz provided public comment about the property the Commissioners are
purchasing adjacent to the fire company. She understood they are tearing it down and
putting in a parking lot. Wouldn’t it be advantageous to let the Housing Authority buy the
building, renovate it and then they can sell it to someone who is low income? She said a
parking lot does not generate revenue where a house will generate revenue in the form
of taxes. The property at the old Harmon’s building could be used for a parking lot that
could generate revenue. Ms. Wertz also suggested that the Board allow 5 or 10 minutes
where constituents can interview or ask questions of a person giving testimony and this
could be done before press time.
On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously
approved all bills presented and ordered paid.
On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously
approved the minutes of August 21, 2012 and August 23, 2012 meetings.
Commissioner Ziobrowski asked John Hart, Chief Clerk to address Mr.
Lightfoot’s concern about the pest control services at the Jail. Mr. Hart explained that in
a jail environment there is a need to be proactive when it comes to pest control since
there are a lot of products and individuals going in and out. The Jail has tried once a
month treatments and it wasn’t enough and they have tried different vendors as well.
The Board reviewed District Attorney and Jail matters. On a motion by Robert G.
Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously approved for the Chairman of the
Board to execute the maintenance agreement between the County of Franklin and PA
District Attorney’s Institute to provide maintenance on the PA SAVIN victim notification
system at a cost of $1,647.00 to be paid by the District Attorney and $1,647.17 to be
paid by the Jail for the period of January 1, 2012 through December 31, 2012.
The Board reviewed Emergency Services matters. On a motion by Robert G.
Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously approved the proposal from
VerStandig Broadcasting (WAYZ) to provide advertising and remote broadcasting to
promote the Emergency Services Open House and DES Emergency Preparedness Day
on September 22, 2012 at a cost of $1,150.00 for the period of September 17, 2012
through September 22, 2012.
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The Board reviewed Day Reporting Center matters. On a motion by Robert G.
Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously approved the agreement
between the County of Franklin and Pearson VUE to provide computerized GED testing
at the Day Reporting Center at no cost to the County as all fees are collected through
the testing process in which clients pay for the test prior to taking it.
The Board reviewed Human Services Administration matters. On a motion by
Robert G. Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously approved for the
Chairman of the Board to execute the State Food Purchase Program Expense and Data
Report for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 reporting on the different types of food South Central
Community Action Program (SCCAP) purchased for the food pantries in Franklin
County. $141,155.00 of State funds were used to purchase the food supplies mostly
purchased from South Central Food Bank which is bulk purchases at $.18 cents per
pound.
The Board reviewed Jail matters. On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski,
seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously approved the proposal from Absolute Pest
Services to provide pest control services twice a month at a cost of $3,000.00 for the
period of August 1, 2012 through July 30, 2013.
The Board reviewed Risk Management matters. On a motion by Robert G.
Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously approved the agreement, Waiver
of Liens and Notice to Proceed to NAC Divisions for the Franklin County Courthouse
Renovation Security Equipment Installation bid for the amount of $34,588.00. The Board
awarded this bid on August 2, 2012 to NAC division.
Sean Crager, Chief Information Officer was present to provide more information
and answer questions on the new cell phone policy. Mr. Crager said since moving to a
new cell phone provider there is a need for a cell phone policy. There are county issued
devices and some employees have their own devices so this policy addresses both.
This policy will extend the same policy as the acceptable use policy for computers since
most devices can access the internet. The County will not reimburse employees for use
of their own device at this time but they will need to have certain applications on their
phones to access county IS resources. Chairman Keller suggested Mr. Crager delete a
sentence under C-1 about wireless security and to explain further what wiped means.
Mr. Crager explained wiped is wiping the phone clean if it is lost or stolen. Chairman
Keller suggested Mr. Crager have the Acceptable Use Policy on hand when handing out
the new cell phones to employees. Commissioner Ziobrowski suggested the Board wait
to approve this policy since Commissioner Thomas is not present and he seems to have
a great interest in wireless devices so he should have an opportunity to review the
policy. Chairman Keller suggested the Board approve this policy today and still put this
on the agenda for next week for further review and if there are changes can make
revisions to the policy then.
On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski, seconded by David S. Keller; unanimously
approved Policy #620.00 titled County Wireless Communication Device Policy to
establish policy, responsibilities, procedures and guidelines for the procurement,
allocation and use of wireless communication devices by authorized users of IT
Resources.
The Board reviewed appointments to the Franklin County Blighted Property
Review Committee. On a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski, seconded by David Keller;
unanimously approved to appoint Michael Hicks to serve on the Franklin County Blighted
Property Review Committee for a term to expire on December 31, 2015.
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The meeting was adjourned at 10:02 a.m. with a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski;
seconded by David S. Keller.
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