Greene Co. commissioners approve licensing for security measures
WAYNESBURG — Greene County commissioners Thursday approved a customer installation agreement to make new security measures in county buildings effective for use.
The customer installation agreement with security contractor Stanley Convergence Security Solutions, which will cost $8,880, covers software licenses for doorway access devices and surveillance cameras. It is similar to a license agreement that a person might comply with upon installing a new software program on a home computer. The agreement also covers the authentication key for the program, which comes with the packaged disk, the access client licenses and video client licenses, which allow the doorway security and surveillance cameras to be used, respectively.
County Chief Clerk Jeff Marshall said that the doorway access devices are card readers that would allow security personnel to use their identification badges as “proximity cards” that gain access to a doorway with a simple swipe. Card readers have been installed at the entries to the offices of the county sheriff, information technology department and human resources.
The surveillance cameras are located throughout county office buildings and the county courthouse, according to Marshall. The $8,880 needed to pay for the customer installation agreement will come from natural gas drilling impact fee proceeds, he added.
County commissioners also approved a supplemental agreement for the consultation and inspection of construction for county Bridge No. 97, as well as a time extension for acquiring the right of way for construction of county Bridge No. 99.
The $67,146 supplemental agreement for Bridge No. 97, located over Craynes Run in Washington Township, covers construction consultation and inspection services by contractor Widmer Engineering Inc. of Connellsville that is needed to begin construction, Marshall said. The money comes entirely from the state department of Transportation.
The time extension for Bridge No. 99, located at Ten Mile Creek in Morgan Township, is a precautionary measure that gives Widmer Engineering until Dec. 30 to acquire the right of way for the bridge.
The right of way is jointly owned by the Clarksville Volunteer Fire Department and Norfolk Southern Railway, Marshall said. The time extension does not involve any fees or requisite payments.
Following the commissioners’ meeting, the salary board approved various actions.
In the sheriff’s office, the board accepted the resignation of Zackary Martsolf, sheriff’s deputy, effective April 22; the promotion of Hannah Toski to regular full-time sheriff’s deputy, effective May 12; and the hiring of Dave Hromada as casual sheriff’s deputy, effective May 17.
In the transportation department, the board accepted the resignation of associate Emily Logan, effective June 20; and the temporary increase of hours for Sarah Humphreys, casual van driver, over the 29-hour limit as needed, effective May 12.
The board also agreed to rehire Donna Neino as temporary fiscal assistant for the children and youth services program on an as-needed basis from May 5 to Sept. 15. The position is not to exceed 14 hours a week, and Neino will be responsible for assisting the CYS fiscal manager with work on the department’s needs-based budget.
The board also approved the hiring of Jessica Harrison as a first deputy for the register and recorder’s office, effective May 12; accepted the retirement of John Riley, fairgrounds manager, effective July 1; approved the hiring of Kyrstyn Atleson and Kelly Higgins as regular part-time corrections officers for the county jail, effective April 27; and approved the hiring of Pam Blaker as a board member for the tax assessment board of appeals, effective April 24.