State money trickles in for Wayne

DAVID HULSE
Posted 8/21/12

HONESDALE, PA — State money finally began to flow toward Wayne County last week, business manager John Haggerty reported on January 7.

Haggerty said three checks for Children and Youth …

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State money trickles in for Wayne

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HONESDALE, PA — State money finally began to flow toward Wayne County last week, business manager John Haggerty reported on January 7.

Haggerty said three checks for Children and Youth Services funding totaling about $944,000 arrived on January 6. Pennsylvania’s six-month-long budget deadlock had stopped state funding since June 30.

Haggerty appeared at the commissioners’ meeting to get authorization for the county’s $2.5 million tax anticipation note. The Honesdale National Bank is providing the loan, at an interest rate of .83%.

Prior to the state’s recent, partial budget passage, the commissioners decided to increase last year’s loan amount by $500,000 as a safeguard against further delays in state funding.

The usually annual loan covers county expenses until annual property tax payments begin to arrive.

Last Thursday’s brief meeting also found the commissioners approving the appointment of six Pike-Wayne directors to the Wallenpaupack Watershed Management District, including Carson Helfrich, James Shook, Richard Caridi, Pete Helms, Karl Eisenhauer and Tom Oakley; noting the judicial appointment of Anthony Herzog, as on-call court tip stave (bailiff) at a per diem rate of $92; approving per diem arbitrator payment rates for court ordered civil arbitration at $168.20 for the chair and $12.90 for members; and authorizing the purchase and title for a new vehicle for the juvenile probation office.

After meeting as county commissioners, the commissioners met as the Retirement Board, meeting with Wayne Bank trust officers, who manage the county’s retirement funds.

Senior vice president Diane Wylam, Esq. and vice president Richard Siarniak reported that despite the near tripling of the volume of investment trades for the fund over the period, the bank’s monthly fee of $1,550 has not changed since 1997. They sought an increase to $1,900 monthly.

The commissioners took no action and accepted their request under advisement.

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