Carbon Commissioner Rocky Ahner said he hopes the county can get back into the swing of normal operations following pandemic shutdowns. Carbon County offices currently have no employees with COVID so he feels now is the time to begin working to implement getting people back into the offices.

“It’s good that it’s zero,” he said, noting that people are getting their vaccines.

Commissioners’ Chairman Wayne strongly encouraged employees to get their vaccinations because it helps when determining what the county should implement moving forward to get back to a new normalcy.

He said that right now, visitors to the office should still wear masks to the county buildings.

In other business, the commissioners:

• Adopted a proclamation naming June 7-11 as Child Welfare Professionals Week. The week was proclaimed by Gov. Tom Wolf in the state and recognizes the efforts of child welfare professionals serving the children of Pennsylvania.

• Approved the continuation of the Carbon County Area Agency on Aging to be the fiscal manager for the LINK program through June 30, 2022.

• Approved the renewal agreement with Julie Rovinski-Mann of Jim Thorpe to continue in the position of Carbon County LINK coordinator, through June 30, 2022.

• Adopted the 2021-2022 state operating financial assistance resolution certifying operating assistance with LANTA in the amount of $273,126 and matching funds of no less than $40,969.

• Approved an agreement with Radio Maintenance Inc. of Reading to installing paging equipment to enhance coverage in the lower part of the county. There would be an annual fee of $13,200 with a 3% increase each year.

Personnel

• Changes of status: Christine M. Guerrera of Orwigsburg, from county caseworker I to county caseworker II, Children and Youth Services, effective May 30; Karen S. Flexer of Lehighton, from captain trainee to captain, Sheriff’s Office, effective June 3; Nicholas G. Goldberg of Jim Thorpe, from IT specialist/social media technician to IT system analyst/social media technician, IT, effective June 7.

• Court appointment: Frank J. Shor of Weatherly, part-time district justice secretary I, Weatherly magisterial district court, effective June 14.