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TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 2017
The Franklin County Commissioners met Tuesday, August 1, 2017, 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, 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 Robert L. Thomas;
unanimously approved to adopt the agenda.
Kim Wertz provided public comment and asked who was now responsible for the
cost of new vehicles and maintenance of the transit buses.
The minutes of the July 25, 2017 and July 27, 2017 meetings were reviewed.
These will be decided upon on Thursday, August 3, 2017.
The Board reviewed Agreements, Contracts and Reports. Commissioner
Thomas asked a question about board action item #3 and Shalom Black, Grants
Manager, explained that the Board approves the budget modification and then it is sent
to the state for their consideration. The items will be approved Thursday, August 3,
2017.
Teresa Beckner, Fiscal Director, met with the Board to discuss the impact of the
proposed 2017/18 state budget. She stated that the PA legislature passed the 2017-18
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spending budget on June 30 but we won’t know the full impact on the County until we
receive official allocation letters. CCAP did an analysis of the proposed budget plan and
are indicating that Aging appears to be flat, Children & Youth is expected to increase
around 2.31%, Human Service Development Fund and Housing Assistance are both flat,
Act 152 for Drug and Alcohol Treatment and Prevention are not yet available, and MH/ID
comes through the Human Services Block Grant but the assumption is we will receive
approximately a 2% increase. The Commonwealth shares in partial reimbursements for
Court operations and at this time there is no funding allocated for the District Attorney’s
salary and training for the Sheriff’s Office. Commissioner Thomas stated that we have
received the same funding for 30+ years for our probation officers through Grant-in-Aid
even though the number of probation officers has increased dramatically during that
time. Ms. Beckner also reported that there is a proposed 1.28% increase for Hazardous
Materials Response Grants, West Nile Virus Control cut by 2.6%, and our allocation for
County bridges and liquid fuels remains unknown. Commissioner Ziobrowski pointed
out that while we still receive allocations from the state for various programs, the rate of
inflation is greater than the allocation which then becomes the County’s responsibility to
fund.
Carrie Gray, County Administrator, provided the response to the question from
public comment, stating that Rabbit Transit took over the responsibility of capital
expenses at the time of the transition from Franklin County Transportation to Rabbit.
The meeting was adjourned at 10:10 a.m. with a motion by Robert G. Ziobrowski;
seconded by Robert L. Thomas.
FRANKLIN COUNTY COMMISSIONERS