PHOTO PROVIDED Clinton County Commissioner Angela Harding, far left, speaks about the reason behind the loan the board approved at its voting session on Thursday. Also pictured is board Chair Jim Russo, center, and Commissioner Jeff Snyder, at right.

LOCK HAVEN — Continued difficulties in receiving reimbursements has led Bucktail Medical Center to seek another loan from Clinton County Government.

During its voting session Thursday, the board of commissioners unanimously approved a loan of $300,000 for the medical center, which has faced financial hardships in recent years.

The loan has a maturity date of Oct. 31, 2025 with the potential to accrue an 18 percent interest rate if it isn’t paid back by that date. Previous loans provided to the medical center by the county have been fully repaid.

Commissioner Angela Harding noted the loan comes because of delayed payments from Medicaid, Medicare and some private insurance companies.

“(They) sometimes wait a couple of months before they reimburse Bucktail Medical Center for the services they’ve already provided,” Harding said.

She noted the medical center has been doing “quite well” as of late.

“They’ve had consistent in-bed patients in their physical therapy. Recently they’ve provided life saving measures for a terrible accident in the Renovo area,” she said.

Harding said the medical center continues to work with local, state and federal officials to try and ensure reimbursements are provided in a more timely manner.

“But I wouldn’t want anyone to think that the staff and administration aren’t doing a lot of wonderful things up there. I just wanted to be clear that we are privileged enough at this time to be able to assist them with some of these payment gaps,” Harding said. “Hopefully we’ll be able to get those delays in payment worked out soon.”

In other business the board:

— Approved a resolution which seeks to work with other governmental agencies to create a Council of Governments (COG) to support the Northcentral Regional ATV Trail (NRAT). “Initial planning efforts including input from municipal officials, land managers, user groups and residents have identified the formation of a COG as a preferred structure to provide governance, coordinate trail development and maintenance, promote safety and pursue sustainable funding for the NRAT,” Commissioner Jeff Snyder read from the resolution.

— Approved a resolution seeking a $250,000 Greenways, Trails and Recreation Grant.

— Hired Benjamin Green as community planner/zoning officer, effective Aug. 11 at a salary of $45,967 annually.

— Transferred Charlize Kepler from part-time 911 dispatcher to full-time 911 dispatcher, effective July 20, at a salary of $39,790 annually.

— Hired Michelle Ajamian as second deputy treasurer, effective July 14, at a salary of $31,745 annually.

— Hired Nichole Risbon as administrative assistant for the probation office, effective July 28, at a salary of $33,035 annually.

— Hired John Lucsko as part-time real estate data collector/field assessor, effective July 7 at an hourly rate of $16.25, not to exceed 1,000 hours annually.

— Approved a participation statement for the state food purchase program contract option for fiscal year 2025-2026, with grant funding passed through to the Central PA Food Bank.

— Approved contracts between the following miscellaneous service providers to provide placement services for Children and Youth services and juvenile probation effective July 1 through June 30, 2026: Adelphoi, Village, Inc.; CHOR, d.b.a., Edison Court; Clear Vision; CONCERN; Cornell Abraxas Group, LLC; and White Dear Run, d.b.a. Cove Prep.