10/28/2026 Schuylkill County Commissioner's Meeting

The Schuylkill County Commissioners’ meeting on October 28, 2026, included a report that bids had been opened for a project in Raleigh Township and Girardville; details and award action were deferred to a later date. Commissioners approved energy-supply agreements, including a 24-month natural-gas agreement with Constellation Energy for the courthouse and prison at a quoted $3.81 per decatherm, plus a separate natural-gas rate for smaller county buildings quoted at $5.54 per decatherm. They also approved an electricity agreement involving Freepoint Energy; the transcript does not clearly preserve its rate. Chrysland Energy Services, identified as a CoStars vendor, serves as the county’s energy broker. Staff reported projected annual savings of $41,469 on electricity across 35 accounts and $38,646 for the courthouse and prison gas supply, as stated in the transcript.

The commissioners also approved a $2,900 supplemental appropriation for the records improvement fund and various departmental, human-services grant-program, and personnel items. Officials highlighted cost-control efforts, including electronic vendor payments that reduced weekly checks from about 1,200 to 100, and a treasurer’s-office staffing change associated with $65,000 in savings. The sheriff was reported to have secured $150,000 for training and equipment. Commissioners discussed exploring alternative county revenue sources with other counties, but no revenue-policy change was adopted. A local company’s plant expansion was discussed as economic news, not as a county procurement action.