PHOTO PROVIDED Clinton County Department of Emergency Services Director Jonathan Plessinger speaks to the board of commissioners about the new emergency software the department will use in 2026 to provide alerts to county residents.

LOCK HAVEN — In 2026, Clinton County residents will be able to opt into a new service which will offer emergency alerts.

The board of commissioners on Thursday unanimously approved an agreement between the county and Motorola Solutions for a subscription software for RAVE Emergency Alerting program. The subscription will cost $11,620 annually.

Department of Emergency Services Director Jonathan Plessinger offered insight into the new service, noting it will be very informative for county residents.

Plessinger said the county currently uses Code Red Alerting, which also offers county residents the opportunity to opt into receiving mass alerts about severe weather, hazardous conditions or even regarding issues at a chemical facility.

The decision to switch to RAVE was spurred due to its features and seeing it become widely used throughout the Commonwealth — including in Centre County, which switched to the service in 2024.

“We went to see a demonstration about it. It’s going to be a very intricate part of our services at the county, it’s going to integrate with our systems now,” Plessinger said.

Residents who are already receiving alerts through Code Red will be shifted into RAVE over a three-month period leading up to 2026.

“We have a three month trial period where we can install all of our items and get things working by the beginning of the year,” he said.

Plessinger further assured that, if issues with this transition were to arise, those residents already opted in will have the chance to sign up for the new service.

This new system will also allow residents to pick what notifications they would like to receive.

“The public can enroll and opt in or out of some features. So if you don’t want to be notified for everything you can opt out,” he said.

The alerts can be sent via text, by phone call, email and more.

“It’s going to be a much better system for our county and what we use it for,” Plessinger said.

In other business, the commissioners:

— Approved the selection of three projects for the 2025 Community Development Block Grant funding that includes: $58,000 to the Clinton County Redevelopment Authority for blight removal in Renovo; $65,034 to Mill Hall Borough for removal of architectural barriers on sidewalks; and $72,600 to Flemington Borough for removal of architectural barriers on sidewalks.

— Approved a loan from the Clinton County Revolving Loan Fund of $192,000 to Good Neighbor Craft House, LLC.

— Approved a contract for services with Robert J. Meacham, M.S., psychologist, to provide evaluations, assessments, court testimony and other services to the public defenders office at $90 per hour; and to the Court of Common Pleas for a monthly retainer of $3,300. The contract expires on June 30, 2026.

— Approved an agreement between the county and Pennsylvania Department of State for the 2025 Provisional Ballot Affidavit Redesign Grant, providing up to $500 in HAVA Funds for reimbursement of eligible costs incurred in purchasing new provisional ballot envelopes for use in the upcoming General Election and future election cycles.

— Approved a Room Alert Facility Monitor subscription renewal from Aug. 23 to Aug. 22, 2026, at a cost of $394.95 to provide essential alerts for server room conditions.

— Approved a purchase and warranty agreement with Willo Products Company, LLC for replacement of three E-1 sliding doors at the Clinton County Correctional Facility at a cost of $65,160.

— Approved a contract with Community Options, Inc. to provide placement services for Children and Youth Services and Juvenile Probation from July 1 to June 30, 2026.