Work continues on Carbon County annex building

Kelly Monitz, Standard-Speaker, Hazleton, Pa.
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May 15—Carbon County commissioners last week purchased additional furniture for its renovated annex building, as work continues on the 44/76 Susquehanna St. building project.

The commissioners accepted a $164,562 proposal from Corporate Environments of Bethlehem for furnishings for the first floor of the 76 Susquehanna St. building, which should be ready for move-in July 5.

The proposal, which includes furnishings from 9to5 Seating, Hawthorne, California; Corbett Inc., Norristown; Corporate Environments, Bethlehem; and Sit On It, Cypress, California, fall under state COSTARS contracts.

Work on the 44 Susquehanna St. building is also continuing, and should be ready for move-in by mid-September.

The commissioners also moved ahead with another proposal — this one for the county prison. They accepted a $222,464 proposal from Communication System Integrators of Allentown to replace the current door control system.

The commissioners discussed moving away from a rocker controlled system to a computerized door system, which cues up cameras when a door switch is triggered to allow an employee to see who is there, during budget talks last year.

The purchase is also covered under a state COSTARS contract.

Other

In other business, the commissioners:

— Advertised for bids for the Personal Emergency Response System for the Area Agency on Aging.

— Received a letter of resignation from Mary Figura from the Carbon Children & Youth Advisory Board, effective Dec. 31, 2020.

— Approved a purchase of service agreement with Tyler Technologies Inc. to set up and configure the APCO Intellicom software for $1,160. This is covered by a state grant.

— Approved a state Rule of Judicial Administration and Act 37 of 2007 Senior Judge Chamber and Support Staff Application for senior judge reimbursable costs incurred while on assignment in 2020 for $216.

— Approved an agreement with the Carbon Chamber and Economic Development Corp. to establish a small business assistance program to provide funding up to $10,000 through the Community Development Block Grant Business Assistance Program.

— Approved a settlement agreement relative to Teamsters grievance No. 46010.

— Approved a contract with Angela C. Sallemi of Kingston, court reporter, establishing per diem court reporting services rates for stenographic services for the Court of Common Pleas, effective April 28. The rates are $200, half-day up to three hours; $350, full-day up to eight hours; and $50 an hour for hours over eight hours.

— Approved an agreement between the county parks department and Bloomsburg University for use of a college student for an unpaid internship for 120 hours.

Contact the writer:

kmonitz@standardspeaker.com; 570-501-3589