The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners approved a series of resolutions, contracts and motions on Oct. 15. Below is a concise list of formal actions taken and key details presented at the meeting.

• Resolution 25-0254 — Approve current payables: Board approved county general-fund payables and electronic fund transfers (general fund and payroll transfers described in meeting backup). Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0243 — PCCD grant application for Lackawanna County treatment court: Approved submission of a Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency application for a State Opioid Response grant of $180,000 (competitive, 18 months). Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0244 — Advent eLearning subscription (Juvenile Probation): Approved subscription for Oct. 1, 2025–Dec. 31, 2026 at $1,500 (final three months of 2025) plus $6,000 for 2026. Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0245 — Monroe County LSA submissions: Board authorized submittal and acceptance of awards for 36 Monroe County Local Share Account applications submitted via DCED; county receives a 5% administration fee for administering grants. Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0246 — UPS replacement: Approved a $118,577 contract and three-year maintenance agreement with Valley Forge Power Systems for a data-center uninterruptible power supply; funded from the 2018 capital fund. Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0253 — Risk management consultant: Approved contracting EHD to review property/casualty and self-funded workers' compensation programs at a cost of $17,500; report expected prior to year-end. Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0248 — Quarterly installment payments for county and library real estate taxes: Approved an installment plan with four due dates and a 20% penalty for missed installments; effective 10 days after approval. Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0255 — Statement of work with RBA Professional Data Systems: Retroactive approval of a $4,200 one-time contract to implement installment tax billing. Vote: approved by voice.

• Resolution 25-0256 — ARPA Arts and Cultural Recovery grant acceptance: Board accepted Commonwealth grant of $82,500 to distribute to individual artists across the region; county is Region 4 administrator. Vote: approved by voice.

• Motions — Event and equipment procurement: Board accepted a quote of $16,245 from Scranton Rent All for tents/heaters/lights for the winter market and accepted a $23,795 quote from CLTS for a forklift purchase. Votes: motions approved by voice.

All items above were presented with staff summaries and approved by voice vote unless otherwise noted. Several items included more detailed staff presentations, and the board scheduled a Nov. 5 meeting for final consideration of Ordinance 300 (TAN) introduced at the Oct. 15 meeting.