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CHAMBERSBURG–Franklin County Commissioners will meet today, June 14, beginning at 11 a.m. in the administration building. The agenda is as follows:

MEETINGS ARE ALSO LIVE STREAMED on Franklin County’s YouTube channel and at http://bit.ly/BOCCLiveStream at scheduled meeting times.

REVIEW/WORKSHOP SESSION (11:00 a.m.)

● MOMENT OF SILENCE

● PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE

● APPROVE THE AGENDA

● PUBLIC COMMENT

● APPROVE VOUCHERS

● REVIEW AND APPROVE MINUTES –Wednesday, June 7, 2023

● NEW BUSINESS

o REVIEW BOARD ACTIONS – See attached listing

o SALARY BOARD

▪ Approval of Salary Board minutes from April 26, 2023.

▪ The Board will consider moving a Work Crew Leader/Van Driver position from full-time to part-time in the Adult Probation department.

o PRESENTATION – Update on capital project financing.

● PRESS TIME

● RECESS

RECONVENE FOR APPROVALS AND PRESENTATIONS (2:00 p.m.)

● PUBLIC COMMENT

● NEW BUSINESS

o APPROVE BOARD ACTIONS – See attached listing

● PRESS TIME

● ADJOURN

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BOARD ACTIONS (This is a draft contract list. After review, items may be deleted or added at a Commissioners public meeting.)

1. **Aging – Senior Community Center Grant Agreement between the County of Franklin and PA Department of Aging for a grant award in the amount of $35,000.00 to be used to replace the Greencastle Senior Activity Center’s roof. Aging was awarded this competitive grant that is for a grant period of July 1, 2023 through June 30, 2024.

2. **Commissioners – Change Order #001 from Stouffer Mechanical Contractor, LLC for the Franklin County Courthouse Annex Renovation Project mechanical construction for the difference between specified material and aquatherm for a decreased amount of $53,913.84.

3. **Commissioners – Change Order #001 from Stouffer Mechanical Contractor, LLC for the Franklin County Courthouse Annex Renovation Project plumbing construction for a reduced pump rate for SSP-1A and SSP-1B for an increased amount of $5,211.78.

4. Community Connections – Lease between the County of Franklin and Terra Seco 2 LLC for the HUD Permanent Supportive Housing Lease Program (SHP I/II) that covers the total rent plus any landlord covered utilities for their program participants. The lease is at a cost of $10,300.00 for the period of June 1, 2023 through August 1, 2024. The County holds the Lease with the landlord and the program participant subleases from the County. Program participants are responsible for utilities that are not included in the lease/rent. The rent and utilities cannot equal more than 30% of the program participant’s adjusted gross income for the year. Participants are linked with Supportive Services and case management to assist them with maintaining permanent stable housing.

5. Grants Management – Professional Services agreement between the County of Franklin and United Way of Pennsylvania for the County to be the subcontractor of the Eastern PA Continuum of Care Grant to pay for staff salary and benefits during the grant period of five (5) months in the amount of $12,000. In addition, funding for administration costs of $1,000 is included. Financial assistance funding of $7,000 will be used to aid homeless families. These funds will be used to pay for rental application fees, PennDOT IDs, and security deposits for apartments when other support resources are not available.

6. **Sheriff – Quote from McCandless Ford for purchase of a 2023 Ford Police Interceptor for an amount of $38,779.00 and a quote from Utilitac Equipment and Upfitting for purchase and installation of a specifically designed K9 up-fit package in the vehicle at a cost of $24,684.81and a quote from Motorola Solutions for purchase of an emergency radio for inside of the vehicle at a cost of $9,807.76. The total of $73,271.57 will be paid for through the Local Share Grant the County was awarded in the amount of $53,708 and Friends of Franklin County Sheriff’s Office K9 Support grant in the amount of $10,000. The county’s portion is the amount of $9,563.57.

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