Apr 17, 2013 3 min read

WAYNESBURG – The Greene County commissioners, at a brief meeting Wednesday, agreed to place on the agenda for today’s meeting several motions involving the general operation of county government.

The commissioners will consider entering a new three-year contract with Maximus, a consultant the county has used for about the last 10 years to assess the value of the county’s rental space.

The company determines the value of rental space, taking into account square footage, utilities and other information, Commissioner Chuck Morris said. The information is particularly important in writing grants, he said.

The county’s domestic relations program, for instance, includes in its grant applications the value of the space in occupies in the county’s Fort Jackson building, chief clerk Jeff Marshall later explained. The values also are used for space the county leases directly to others, such as Pennsylvania CareerLink in the same building.

The three-year contract is for $21,900.

The commissioners also will consider adopting an ordinance requiring a tax parcel number to be included on all conveyances of real estate, plans, mortgages, satisfactions and any other document affecting real estate.

The numbers are assigned by the assessment office. Morris said most of the documents received by the register and recorder’s office have the numbers and only a small percentage do not. The ordinance would address that issue.

The commissioners also will consider accepting a progressive discipline policy and an exit interview policy. The policies will place in writing policy and procedures now in use, and include it in the employee handbook, Marshall said.

In response to a question, the commissioners said the county has filed its report with the state Public Utility Commission regarding how it will spend its 2012 Act 13 natural gas drilling impact fee revenue. The commissioners specified how the money would be used when they approved a budget in November. The county was required to file the PUC report by April 15.

Of the $3,130,609 the county received, $1,730,109 was earmarked for maintenance, repair and construction of roads, bridges and infrastructure. This money was slated for repairs to county bridges and the county courthouse and for upgrades and repairs at the fairgrounds, parks, pools and county prison.

The county also allocated $700,000 for emergency services which will be used to upgrade the 911 radio system and for radio controllers.

It allocated $599,500 for delivering social services through children and youth services and the county human services department. The remaining $101,000 was directed to information and technology and geographic information systems.