The Monroe County commissioners handled the following items at their meeting on Wednesday:

• Certifications in honor of the grand reopening of M&T Bank and Pyramid Healthcare Inc., and the 75th anniversary of the Stroud Township Volunteer Fire Department.

• Sheriff’s Office Overtime Report: deputies, 30.25 hours; security, 88 hours; clerks, 3.25 hours.

• Healthcare benefits payments: Highmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield: $135,002.44 on April 2; $74,585.24 on April 9; Geisinger: $36,103.27 on April 1; $32,933.76 on April 8; dental claims total: $21,945.8.

• Authorize the second quarter of the 2023-2024 Fiscal Report for Children and Youth Services with total spending of $8,815,821.

• Approve extension of Design and Construction Services Agreement with Nelson Worldwide (formerly known as CGL) for an additional 10 months at an increase of $192,000.

• Approve use of Courthouse Square by the Pocono Interfaith Council at 6 p.m. on May 2 to hold an interfaith prayer service.

• Approve agreement with Super Heat Inc. to replace HP-24 heat pump, 1.5 ton totaling $9,579.25 in Information Technology Office.

• Acknowledge receipt of the 2023 Water Quality Study as prepared by the Planning Commission and Conservation District.

• Acknowledge the Redevelopment Authority’s Report of Activities from Jan. 1, 2023 to Dec. 31, 2023.

• Execute range rental contract for the 2024 season with Blue Ridge Cherry Valley Rod and Gun Club Inc. for training purposes at a rate of $1,000.

• Ratify the Capital Purchases Report dated April 2 totaling $1,136.29 for replacement of a refrigerator for the domestic relations office and coffee brewer for the correctional facility.

• Approve the Capital Purchases Report dated April 12 totaling $20,741.67 for the District Attorney’s Office for three desk setups totaling $20,376.67; and for vinyl lettering on Magisterial District Justice Michael Wolbert’s office.

• Approve the Computer Capital Purchases Report dated April 12 totaling $976.68 for a document scanner in the District Attorney’s Office.

- Kristine Porter