Marc C. Sortman
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 37
- Total speaking time
- 3:00:09
- Avg per meeting
- 4:52
- Segments
- 2239
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Top issues during term (20)
911 center staffing and phone-line savings
The changes add $1/hour differential and a 40-cent raise for telecommunicators.
Landfill finances and 2027 rate increases
Roughly $33 million remains set aside in restricted closure/post-closure funds.
Airport jet service resumption
The county is responsible for airport debt; any new carrier subsidy would come from Act 13 gas-impact funds, not the general fund or property taxes.
Bridge repairs and sediment removal
Unknown — the bid amount will only be known when bids are opened.
Homeless shelter crisis — Saving Grace closure
Not yet determined — funding sources and management are still being worked out.
September 2026 storm damage — federal EWP sponsorship
Damage assessments are underway; repair costs aren't yet known.
Nuclear emergency plan update
No cost — the county already owns the frequency.
PHARE Housing Grant and Housing Stability
All $525,000 comes from state PHARE grant funds, not the county's general fund.
Data center zoning ordinance
A $75,000 grant is being pursued to pay a consultant for a youth assessment, but the data center ordinance work itself is covered under the Entech extension.
FFY 2026 CDBG project selection
$486,396 in grant funds administered through county agreements.
County library system funding and Plunketts Creek service
County library funding unlocks a matching state coordination aid grant each year.
New county financial software system
$345,000 from Act 13 funds, with a locked ten-year cost structure.
Veterans Day Recognition
2026 Tax Roll Certification and Countywide Reassessment
County property tax income of about $60 million can rise at most 10% when new values take effect in 2028, with millage lowered to match.
Act 13 funding fairness for fire companies
No direct county spending tied to this item; a critic said the 2026 budget underfunded volunteer firefighters.
2027 Liquid Fuels Road Grants
Approximately $150,000 available in liquid fuels grant funding for municipal road projects.
Retirement Fund 103% Funded — $175K Savings
Saves about $175,000 from the general fund this year.
Prison nurse staffing shortage
Overtime costs come from Operating Expenses, not a 2026 budgeted line.
County Farmhouse and Lot Sale Controversy
$80,000 in sale proceeds reinvested into farm operations and barn repairs.
GEO Reentry Services Renewal
No rate increase in the extension year; a multi-year contract will be negotiated next.
Decisions during term (760)
Recorded while Sortman was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Approval of minutes of previous meeting
Ratify accounts payable report — $1,342,204.55
Ratify special accounts payable report — $99,402.30
Salary Board minutes of October 29, 2026
Salary Board — reclassify prison maintenance positions
Salary Board — DPS reclassification
Personnel actions — conditional offers
Oracle financial software agreement — $345,000
DELTA Development agreement amendment — $58,707.50
Verizon network extender agreement
Vertiv Corporation maintenance agreement
Port Elevator agreement — $29,684
MKR Architects agreement — not to exceed $26,750
Resolution 2026-25 — Williamsport Home Campus grant
Louise Luck, MA agreement amendment
Kenneth L. Davis agreement amendment
Stathil Investigations second amendment
Approve Minutes of the Previous Meeting
Ratify Accounts Payable Report
Personnel Actions — New Hires
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