# Lackawanna County Commissioners 10 7 26

The Lackawanna County Board of Commissioners’ regular meeting was held October 7, 2026 (the video metadata is dated October 8). Commissioners approved payables totaling $6,783,328.47 from the general fund and $8,947,277.69 in electronic transfers, including payroll. Procurement and service actions included a three-year HVAC-controls maintenance renewal with NRG Controls North Inc., with contract increases of 3%; a holiday vendor-hut repair and upgrade contract with Reclamation Industrial Furnishings; and a professional-services award to Baker Tilly Advisory Group LP for a countywide salary and classification study. The study is expected to take six months and is covered by a DCED grant, with no county cost. Commissioners also approved a fiscal year 2026–2029 professional-services agreement with NDF Consulting for the Area Agency on Aging, and a 12-week case-note transcription software pilot for Youth and Family Services, funded through an IT grant with an approximately 37% county share. Contract amounts for these items were not stated in the transcript.

Other approved actions included a $270,477 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency grant to fund four probation and parole officers with no additional county cost; foster-care and aging-service agreements; and homelessness-assistance contract amendments reallocating state block-grant funds to Catholic Social Services and United Neighborhood Centers, without a county match. The board approved a $169,950 CDBG-funded construction award to Leeward Construction Inc. for Jackson Street underground utility and sanitary/stormwater separation work in Olyphant; a later paving phase remains. It also ratified a railroad construction reimbursement agreement involving the Commonwealth and Electric City Trolley Museum, described as having no county cost, and authorized Local Share Account grant applications for county and community projects. Motions to approve these spending and procurement items passed. No new procurement-related law or policy change was identified.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Professional Services
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure, Grants & Funding
**Published:** October 08, 2026

### Sources
- [Lackawanna County Commissioners 10 7 26](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1wAzIvovXCs) - Lackawanna County Government Videos