The Monroe County Commissioners have contracted Pictometry International Corp. to schedule the second round of aerial photos of Monroe County.

“Unfortunately, people have built since the reassessment and didn’t have permits, so Monroe County Assessors Office is doing a checkup, and for anyone who did not secure permits and report the changes after, they may be in for a surprise,” said Commissioner John Moyer.

Pictometry International Corp. is an aerial measurement company that uses three-dimensional aerial photographs to view high-resolution images of buildings in their entirety.

The pictures help Monroe County Assessors Office to know if a building has been added onto and if the sizes of the buildings and homes were correctly reported to the Assessment Office.

The total cost for both rounds for aerial photos is $120,000.

The second item on the agenda was a motion to approve a correction on the Dec. 29, 2021, Budget Adjustment Report.

A line item for the Office of Aging programs was incorrectly entered for $3,690 when the correct amount was $1,845.

The commissioners approved an Amend Motion 2022-8 to reflect the following correct amounts. The $3,690 was incorrectly listed as one line item and should have been split on two line items for the office of aging according to Chairwoman Sharon Laverdure.

“I like hearing that corrected amount much better than what it was before,” Commissioner John Christy said.

Other business

• The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office reported 101.75 in overtime in security hours for the period ending Jan. 2.

The overtime is caused by call-offs for sickness, and a drop in employees.

The correctional facility is actively trying to hire and train new employees.

• Progress on the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program was made when the commissioners ratified and executed the following documents for the HMGP Grant: A County commitment letter, a designation of agent resolution and executed the PA Emergency Management Agency 911 Statewide Interconnectivity Funding Grant Agreement in the amount of $209,942.41, for maintenance and upgrades to the Monroe County Control Center.

• Carbon Monroe Pike MH/DS reappointed the following to the CMP MH/DS Advisory Board: Commissioner Moyer and Nellie Gordon. Both terms expire Dec. 31, 2024.

• Carbon Monroe Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission reappointed Albert Murray to the board with a new term to expire Oct. 31, 2024.

• Bob Hay was appointed to the board of directors of The Pennsylvania Northeast Regional Railroad Authority, with a new term to expire Jan. 4, 2027.