The Montgomery County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting on March 19, 2026, at 10:00 AM. All three commissioners were present. The meeting included recognition of women-owned businesses for Women's History Month, presentations on public defense and social work, public comments on agenda items and general county business, and unanimous approvals of contracts, personnel, and bids.
The meeting adjourned at approximately 12:20 PM, followed by the Salary Board meeting.
Good morning. Good morning. Good morning. All right, that's that's a little better. Uh, it is a good morning, and it's today the first day of spring. Tomorrow, that's right. The twenty-second. Twenty-first. Listen, I don't know what day I don't know what day it is, but I'm here. And thank you for being here. Uh so we're gonna call it an order the March nineteenth, twenty twenty-six uh meeting of the Board of Commissioners. Note the presence of all three commissioners. Um, and I'm gonna ask Serena to lead us in the the pledge. Sorry to put you on the spot, but if you could stand and leave us in the pledge, okay. All right. So we know that uh March is women's history month. At our last meeting, we honored women who have been elected to represent their commun communities around Montgomery County. And this mor this morning, we wanted to turn the spotlight to women uh that are entrepreneurs in our uh Monco business community. Uh with us today are women who are impacting our local economy and bringing flair and flavor to our main streets. My fellow commissioners and I will introduce each of them and we'll have everyone uh come up for a group photo after uh every name has been called. So I will start. Um so first is design treasures. Uh design treasures. Uh the owners and founders of that's a is it designated treasures? Design. Okay. Design treasures. Brianna and Trevor Walls keep standing, keep standing. Anime uh current. So thank you for being here and let's celebrate Design Treasures. It says designated here for design. All right. And next up is LaRadiance One Salon. Lorrae Douglas, owner of LaRadiance, Hair and Wellness Salon in Lansdale. And we heard a little bit about your salon in the back room. You are doing well, like health and wellness tied to uh hair styling and care. So 10 years in Lansdale, correct? All right. Well, let's give uh Lorraine Douglas a round. Okay. Unleash counseling. Annalisa Smith Smithson, who owns Unleashed Counseling. Anna Lisa, a private licensed private therapist in Potstown who uses creative techniques, including animals, nature, and art to help those overcoming depression and anxiety and addiction. Thank you for being here. It takes a village. Serena Lucane, who I who I went to Norristown Area High School with, uh, owner of It Takes a Village. It takes a village, supports uh working families with reliable structured after school programming here in the Norristown area. Let's celebrate Serena. Umanda Phillips from East Narton, the best Narton, I must say. Uh, the owner of Be Well Apparel.