Votes at a glance: Lawrence County commissioners approve warrants, minutes, LERTA, GovEase contract and administrative transfers
February 04, 2026 | Lawrence County, Pennsylvania
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The Lawrence County Board of Commissioners took the following formal actions during the Feb. 3 meeting:
- Warrant registers (check reconciliation registers dated Jan. 23 and Jan. 28) — Motion to accept and file approved on roll call (Commissioner Sainauton: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Belfort: Yes). Motion carried.
- Minutes of Jan. 27 meeting — Motion to approve carried on roll call (Commissioner Sainauton: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Gobert: Yes).
- Filing of three incoming documents into the record (letters from Gateway Engineers/People’s Natural Gas re GP-5 permit near Bowland; Gateway Engineers/PA American Water re GP-5 waterline replacement in Shamrock Township; Timothy Saint John Act 14/NPDES application for Twilight Mobile Home Park sewage) — Motion to file carried on roll call.
- Resolution 10 (consideration/authorization related to LERTA in Hickory Township) — Board voted to approve consideration of LERTA for the zoned area; roll-call yes votes were recorded and the motion carried.
- Resolution 11 (Children & Youth Services rate schedule updates for three programs) — Motion carried on roll call; the board authorized updates to the existing contract/rate sheets.
- Resolution 12 (authorize agreement with GovEase Auction LLC for online tax-claim sales, term 02/03/2026–02/03/2027 with automatic renewals) — Motion carried on roll call (Commissioner Saiono: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Gogler: Yes). The contract was read into the record as commencing Feb. 3, 2026.
- Administrative transfer (Children & Youth Services): $12,000 transfer from contracted provider line to caseworker visitation/grant line — Motion carried on roll call (Scott Ottum: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Goldblatt: Yes).
- Adjournment — Motion carried.
All roll-call tallies and vote records above are transcribed from the meeting record as read aloud during the meeting.
- Warrant registers (check reconciliation registers dated Jan. 23 and Jan. 28) — Motion to accept and file approved on roll call (Commissioner Sainauton: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Belfort: Yes). Motion carried.
- Minutes of Jan. 27 meeting — Motion to approve carried on roll call (Commissioner Sainauton: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Gobert: Yes).
- Filing of three incoming documents into the record (letters from Gateway Engineers/People’s Natural Gas re GP-5 permit near Bowland; Gateway Engineers/PA American Water re GP-5 waterline replacement in Shamrock Township; Timothy Saint John Act 14/NPDES application for Twilight Mobile Home Park sewage) — Motion to file carried on roll call.
- Resolution 10 (consideration/authorization related to LERTA in Hickory Township) — Board voted to approve consideration of LERTA for the zoned area; roll-call yes votes were recorded and the motion carried.
- Resolution 11 (Children & Youth Services rate schedule updates for three programs) — Motion carried on roll call; the board authorized updates to the existing contract/rate sheets.
- Resolution 12 (authorize agreement with GovEase Auction LLC for online tax-claim sales, term 02/03/2026–02/03/2027 with automatic renewals) — Motion carried on roll call (Commissioner Saiono: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Gogler: Yes). The contract was read into the record as commencing Feb. 3, 2026.
- Administrative transfer (Children & Youth Services): $12,000 transfer from contracted provider line to caseworker visitation/grant line — Motion carried on roll call (Scott Ottum: Yes; Commissioner Kennedy: Yes; Commissioner Goldblatt: Yes).
- Adjournment — Motion carried.
All roll-call tallies and vote records above are transcribed from the meeting record as read aloud during the meeting.
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