Jefferson County commissioners approved routine financial and administrative measures on the consent agenda, including payment of county invoices totaling $1,205,713.70 and payroll totaling $320,694.93. Commissioners also approved a resolution authorizing submission of a Community Development Block Grant application to the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development for waterline work in Brockway and electrical upgrades in Punxsutawney.

The board reappointed Karen Young of Punxsutawney to a three-year term on the Community Connections advisory board and reappointed Teresa Shek and Tom McFarland to four-year terms on the Jefferson County Conservation District board. Commissioners approved a county contract with JNE Trees Excavation Services of Du Bois for snow-plowing services on county properties and an intergovernmental agreement with Pine Creek Township to plow Service Center Road for the 2025-26 season at $25,000.

Most motions were made, seconded and approved with commissioners saying "aye" on the record. The motion to approve the invoices covered the period Oct. 10 through Oct. 23, 2025, and the payroll motion stated the period as Oct. 5 through Oct. 18 (the motion in the transcript referenced the year 2021). The CDBG resolution was presented by county staff and described as the annual application process required to access federal CDBG funds under the Housing and Community Development Act.

Why it matters: the invoice and payroll approvals clear the county's short-term obligations; the CDBG application, if funded, would target water-supply repairs in Brockway and electrical capacity upgrades in Punxsutawney that officials said would support local events. The snow-plowing contracts and the Pine Creek agreement formalize seasonal maintenance on county and township roads that serve local businesses and county facilities.

Votes at a glance:
- Approve minutes dated Oct. 14, 2025: motion approved (motion/second; all in favor).
- Approve invoices $1,205,713.70 (Oct. 10Oct. 23, 2025): motion approved (motion/second; recorded "yes" votes included named commissioners in the transcript).
- Approve payroll $320,694.93 (period stated in motion Oct. 5Oct. 18 [2021, per transcript]): motion approved.
- Authorize submission of CDBG application to Pennsylvania DCED (Brockway waterline, Punxsutawney electrical upgrades): motion approved.
- Reappoint Karen Young to Community Connections advisory board (3-year term): motion approved.
- Reappoint Teresa Shek and Tom McFarland to Jefferson County Conservation District board (4-year terms): motion approved.
- Contract with JNE Trees Excavation Services for snow plowing (county properties): motion approved.
- Agreement with Pine Creek Township for snow plowing Service Center Road, $25,000 for 2025-26 season: motion approved.

Details not specified in the meeting record: mover and seconder names were not consistently reported in the transcript for each motion; detailed roll-call tallies were not provided beyond a small number of named "yes" votes for some items. The CDBG application's grant amount was not stated in the discussion.