Centre County may soon reap the benefits of a grant program sponsored by its liability insurance provider, the Pennsylvania Counties Risk Pool.
At the regular meeting of the Centre County Commissioners, the board heard from Krista Davis, risk manager and wellness coordinator. She said through the PCoRP Loss Prevention Grant Program, the county could be awarded $11,196.52 in funding for several projects, including:
$3,030 to replace outdoor lighting at the Willowbank Building with higher output LED lights;
$3,566.52 to purchase six new body armor vests for the sheriff deputies;
$3,957 for reimbursement for a recently purchased walk-through metal detector;
$243 for the purchase of ‘No Trespassing’ signs at 10 of the 911 tower sites within the county;
$400 to purchase two pediatric packs for the county’s AED machines.
In addition, Davis requested that the commissioners approve a contract renewal with PCoRP for the county’s property casualty insurance. The contract total is $255,625 from June 1 of this year to May 31, 2017.
The commissioners placed the items on the consent agenda for approval at next week’s meeting.
The Pennsylvania Counties Risk Pool was created by the County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania as a result of the ‘hard market’ in liability insurance in the mid-1980s. Many Pennsylvania counties could not obtain liability and other insurance coverage, and if they could find a company willing to cover the county, the cost was usually prohibitive.
After data collection and a detailed formal request for proposal process, CCAP formed PCoRP in April 1987. Based on the All Lines Aggregate insurance concept, the program is a combination of self insurance, commercial insurance and loss control. With more than 25 years in operation, 53 counties and county-related entities presently participate in PCoRP.
In other business, the commissioners:
• Approved a contract between the county and Larry Wolfe to serve as a conference officer due to staff shortages. The contract total is $5,000 for the period May 24 to Dec. 31.
• Approved an application from Penn Township in the amount of $35,000 for seal coating various township roads;
Several items on the consent agenda were approved by the board of commissioners, including:
• A contract addendum between the county and the ARC of Centre County. This addendum will allow for monies to provide metal health community employment services in the amount of $6,000. This increases the contract maximum amount from $136,363 to $142,363 for the period May 1 to June 20.
• A memorandum of understanding for the final land development plan for the Pennsylvania State Police Rockview barracks to be located in Benner Township in the Benner Commerce Park. This memorandum will be used to satisfy the requirements specified in the PA Municipalities Planning Code Act 247.
• A memorandum of understanding for the final land development plan for the Jersey Shore State Bank, to be located in Potter Township. This memorandum will be used to satisfy the requirements specified in the PA Municipalities Planning Code Act 247.
• The forgiveness of $26,067.50 that is owed to the county from the Centre County Industrial Development Authority.
• The allocation of $23,000 to Centre County Industrial Development Authority for 2016 and $15,000 for 2017 and 2018.
