Monroe County sold five vehicles at auction, but bids for two more vehicles weren’t what the county wanted.

The commissioners ratified the bid awards for the online vehicle auction at their meeting on June 3. The vehicles and the net amount going to the county are as follows: 2013 Chevy Equinox, $875; 2008 Lexus IS, $2,400; 2009 Mazda CX-7, $1,050; 2018 Audi Q7, $13,000; 2012 Ford Explorer, $4,350. The two vehicles that did not meet the minimum bid requirements were a 2013 Ford Escape and 2012 Chrysler 200.

Jane Gagliardo, an East Stroudsburg council member, asked about the two vehicles that did not meet the bid amount.

Robert Gress, the chief clerk for Monroe County, said, “They will be rebid the next time they do the bids.”

The commissioners also approved the following:

• PCoRP (Pennsylvania Counties Risk Pool) 2026-2027 Insurance Renewal from June 1, 2026 to June 1, 2027 totaling $1,265,927.

• Agreement with AES Advanced Electronic Security for security items in courthouse for $132,42.

• Children and Youth Services — Purchase of Service agreements from July 1, 2025 to June 30: Diversified Treatment Alternative Centers, contract limit $500,000 for residential treatment programs; Bethany Christian Services of the Greater Delaware Valley, limit to $75,000 for foster care services; and Purchase of Service agreement with Youth Advocate Program from June 1 to July 30, 2029, contract limit $150,000 for truancy program services.

• Request from Stroudsburg to use Courthouse Square on Thursdays to hold the 10th Annual Concerts in the Square Series. The concerts will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. on June 18 to Aug. 6; ratify the request from Stroudsburg to use the Sheriff’s Parking Lot to place two standard Porta Potties and one handicap accessible Porta Potty from June 1 to Aug. 31.

• Redevelopment Authority/ACT 137 Affordable Housing Board — Release $10,000 from Act 152 Demolition Program Funds to Ross Township for the 1123 Pine Cone Court project; funding requests from the for the 2026 Nonprofit Grant Program requested by the Monroe County Affordable Housing Board for the following, each receiving $10,000: Family Promise of the Poconos Inc. Shepherd’s Maternity House, Pocono Area Transitional Housing, Safe Monroe, Habitat for Humanity, and Salvation Army East Stroudsburg.