Pike County commissioners approve routine payments, personnel actions and multiple grants
August 07, 2026 | Pike County, Pennsylvania
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The Pike County Board of Commissioners on Aug. 6 approved a set of routine administrative and fiscal items, including minutes, vendor payments and personnel actions.
Chair opened the meeting and the board approved the day’s agenda and prior meeting minutes. By voice vote, commissioners authorized payment of county bills ($583,357.79) from the general fund and $11,750.50 from the vehicle registration fund. The board also approved exonerations for properties sold at repository and judicial sale, as presented by Gina Rios, Tax Claim Bureau director.
Personnel actions included approval to hire Julianne Rivera as a program specialist/career counselor at the career center (37.5-hour week), pending a drug screen and with benefits after 90 days; the county will be reimbursed through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds. The salary board set Rivera’s hourly rate at $22.50 and approved step increases for correctional officers Ramallah Florent (to $34.27/hr) and Shantay Stanley (to $36.63/hr), and an increase for Andy Pajote to $25.00/hr for completing required certification.
The board approved a number of grant and contract items: use of opioid remediation funds on behalf of CASA; a renewal amendment for information-technology services on behalf of the recorder’s office; execution of the financial statement of juvenile probation grant funds for the 07/01/2025–06/30/2026 period; and multiple human-services vouchers including an Affordable Housing Fund payment voucher for $5,676.86.
Commissioners also approved the first- and second-quarter 0.25 payments from the Pike County EMS matching-grant fund to townships and boroughs (itemized in the record) and authorized several smaller grants and state/federal form signings. Chair emphasized the county’s investment in EMS capacity, saying, “10 to 15 ambulances are at the ready in this county.”
All actions reported above were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting.
Chair opened the meeting and the board approved the day’s agenda and prior meeting minutes. By voice vote, commissioners authorized payment of county bills ($583,357.79) from the general fund and $11,750.50 from the vehicle registration fund. The board also approved exonerations for properties sold at repository and judicial sale, as presented by Gina Rios, Tax Claim Bureau director.
Personnel actions included approval to hire Julianne Rivera as a program specialist/career counselor at the career center (37.5-hour week), pending a drug screen and with benefits after 90 days; the county will be reimbursed through Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act funds. The salary board set Rivera’s hourly rate at $22.50 and approved step increases for correctional officers Ramallah Florent (to $34.27/hr) and Shantay Stanley (to $36.63/hr), and an increase for Andy Pajote to $25.00/hr for completing required certification.
The board approved a number of grant and contract items: use of opioid remediation funds on behalf of CASA; a renewal amendment for information-technology services on behalf of the recorder’s office; execution of the financial statement of juvenile probation grant funds for the 07/01/2025–06/30/2026 period; and multiple human-services vouchers including an Affordable Housing Fund payment voucher for $5,676.86.
Commissioners also approved the first- and second-quarter 0.25 payments from the Pike County EMS matching-grant fund to townships and boroughs (itemized in the record) and authorized several smaller grants and state/federal form signings. Chair emphasized the county’s investment in EMS capacity, saying, “10 to 15 ambulances are at the ready in this county.”
All actions reported above were moved, seconded and approved by voice vote during the meeting.
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