April 5, 2023 Commissioners Meeting Part 1 #PikeCountyPA

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[4:21] I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the
[4:27] Republic for which it stands one day nation under God indivisible with
[4:32] Liberties tomorrow
[4:37] this morning everyone Matt is on the phone here
[4:41] yep I'm here
[4:46] so first thing is any public comments or questions concerning today's agenda
[4:53] okay none move forward could have a motion to approve the April 5 2023
[5:00] agenda motions
[5:04] all in favor aye aye motion passes a motion to
[5:09] approve the March 15 2023 meeting minutes motion
[5:13] second all in favor
[5:17] aye aye he passes a motion to approve the March
[5:21] 22nd 29 2023 conference minutes motion second
[5:28] all in favor aye aye
[5:31] the motion to approve the payment for the general funds and County drills and
[5:35] the amount of 625 922.38 motion
[5:41] motion
[5:51] [Music] all in favor all right all right under
[5:57] Personnel motion to hire Jennifer sochek as caseworker one for children and youth
[6:03] services for a 40-hour work week effective April 10th 2023 with Benefits
[6:07] after 90 days pending drug test results this is a replacement position motion
[6:14] all in favor aye
[6:17] motion to hire Anita Conley as full-time clerk in the profanetary's office where
[6:22] 37 and a half hour work week effective April 3rd 2023 with Benefits after 90
[6:27] days this is a replacement position motion
[6:31] okay all in favor all right a motion to promote Deborah
[6:37] runnels to the Civil process office manager in the Sheriff's Office
[6:42] effective April 9 2023 motion
[6:50] a motion to hire Edward Reeves as assistant public defender in the public
[6:55] defender's office for less than one thousand hours per year effective May 1
[6:59] 2023 pending drug test results with Benefits after 90 days this is a
[7:04] replacement position motion second all in favor all right all right
[7:10] motion to recess the commissioner's meeting and hold the salary board
[7:13] meeting motion all in favor
[7:18] aye salary board motions are convene a
[7:21] salary board motion all in favor
[7:26] aye motion to approve the March 15 22 and 29
[7:30] 2023 salary board minutes motion second all in favor all right
[7:39] motion to set the annual salary of Jennifer sochek at thirty six thousand
[7:45] three hundred and forty two dollars as caseworker one for children and youth
[7:48] services for a 40 Hour Work Week effective April 10 2023 with Benefits
[7:53] after 90 days pending drug test results motion
[8:03] Anita Connolly at 12.75 per hour as full-time clerk in a proponentaries
[8:08] office for a 37 and a half hour work week effective April 3rd 2023 with
[8:13] Benefits after 90 days motion second all in favor all right all right
[8:20] motion to increase the hourly rate Endeavor run outs to 28 dollars per hour
[8:26] promotion to civil process office manager in the Sheriff's Office
[8:30] effective April 9 2023 motion the second all in favor
[8:38] aye all right motion to set the annual salary of Edward Rivas as third at 36
[8:44] 000 as Public Defense assistant public defender in the public defender's office
[8:48] for less than a thousand hours per year effective May 1 2023 pending drug test
[8:54] results with Benefits after 90 days motion
[8:58] all in favor aye aye motion to adjourn the salary
[9:03] board promotion
[9:08] motion to reconvene the commissioner's meeting motion
[9:12] second all in favor
[9:15] aye aye under new business motion to adopt
[9:19] resolution number 23-17 as National County government
[9:24] month of April 2023 motion second
[9:30] all in favor aye
[9:34] I'll read that motion draft resolution number 23-17 National County government
[9:39] month April 2023. whereas the nation's 3069 County serving more than 30
[9:47] 3 300 million Americans provide essential services to create healthy
[9:51] safe and vibrant communities and whereas counties fulfill a vast range of
[9:55] responsibilities and deliver services that touch nearly every aspect of our
[10:00] residents lives and whereas by county in All Counties take pride in our
[10:04] responsibility to protect and enhance the health well-being and safety of our
[10:08] residents in efficient and cost-effective ways and whereas under
[10:13] the leadership of National Association of counties president Denise Winfrey
[10:17] Naco is demonstrating how counties rise demonstrating exemplary resiliency
[10:23] inclusion solvency and empowerment and whereas each year since 1991 the
[10:29] National Association of counties has encouraged counties across the country
[10:33] to elevate awareness of County responsibilities programs and services
[10:38] and now the airport you resolved that we the Pike County Board of Commissioners
[10:42] do hereby come Proclaim April 2023 as National County government months and
[10:48] currents All County officials employees schools and residents to participate in
[10:52] County government's celebration activities
[10:58] thank you motion to adopt resolution number 2318
[11:04] child abuse awareness month April 2023. how many of you read that
[11:10] emergency motion yes and second Matt Okay
[11:20] resolution number 23-18 Child Abuse Prevention month April 2023 whereas
[11:27] children are our most valuable resource and yet they are so vulnerable all
[11:32] children deserve to be safe and have an opportunity to thrive learn and grow in
[11:36] an environment that Fosters Health development and whereas child abuse and
[11:41] neglect is a serious problem affecting every segment of our community and
[11:45] finding Solutions requires input and action from everyone and whereas child
[11:51] abuse can have long-term psychological emotional physical effects that have
[11:56] lasting consequences for victims of abuse and even future generations and
[12:02] whereas effective Child Abuse Prevention activities succeed because of the
[12:07] Partnerships created between Joe Children's Advocacy centers child
[12:11] welfare professionals law enforcement agencies Education Health Community and
[12:17] faith-based organizations businesses and families and whereas we acknowledge that
[12:23] we must work together as a community to increase awareness about child abuse and
[12:28] contribute to her to promote the social and emotional well-being of Children and
[12:32] Families in a safe stable and nurturing environment and whereas prevention
[12:37] remains an essential function of preserving the bright future we hope for
[12:42] all children and families and now therefore the Pike County Commissioners
[12:47] who hereby Proclaim April 2023 as National Child Abuse Prevention months
[12:53] in Pike County and urge all citizens to recognize this month by dedicating
[12:58] ourselves to the test of improving the quality of life for all children and
[13:03] families thank you Tony and I guess we know why
[13:09] we have a full room here we have representatives from VIP from the DA's
[13:13] office Shannon Wisniewski I pronounce that
[13:16] right I did and you got to accept children and
[13:21] you Sarah and Ray would you like to say a few words
[13:27] thank you I just want to say thank you
[13:31] commissioner for recognizing through the proclamation and your support of Dixon
[13:35] house uh and to all all our other partners here from Children and Youth
[13:39] um to uh Rob Broner from Lehman Township who's a new member of our Advisory Board
[13:45] um I see Shannon Wisniewski who does a lot of help on The Advisory Board and
[13:49] her efforts for Carver Monroe by drug and alcohol
[13:52] and everybody who wore blue here today we have Joe Gamboni from representative
[13:58] Joe Adams office who's integral in the child death review team which is
[14:01] important to go going forward to prevent deaths and of course our partners in VIP
[14:07] uh who are so integral in this community for helping victims heal so I just want
[14:12] to say thank you to everybody for that and with that I have director of victim
[14:17] Services Sarah Wilson Who overseas overseas
[14:29] Dixon