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Valerie Jordan of Fayetteville asked for the current number of people housed in the county jail and whether any in the facility were migrants. She referenced a memorandum of agreement the county has with the U.S. Marshals Service and asked for public information about the jail population. \"I just would like public information about it,\" Jordan said during the prison-board comment period.

Jordan also raised a separate concern that appeared in general public comment later in the meeting: she referenced an oil-tank removal and said she believed the county removed \"51 tons of soil\" and asked whether that soil was being tested. A county speaker responded, \"That's correct,\" when asked whether testing was being done; the chair then directed staff to email Jordan the requested information.

Jordan further urged the county to stream meetings on YouTube to increase transparency and cited local Medicaid statistics and food-pantry demand. \"I'm just here begging all of us to do the right thing,\" she said, attributing increased food insecurity to rising Medicaid enrollment among adults in the county.

During the prison-board segment the chair called for approval of jail vouchers. A motion and second were made and commissioners present answered \"Aye,\" and the motion passed. The prison-board session then adjourned by voice vote.

No detailed numerical jail population, detainee immigration status or memorandum language was provided on the record beyond Jordan’s request and the chair’s direction to have staff follow up by email. The sheriff and president judge joined the prison-board portion remotely to provide a quorum but did not offer additional comments during the public-comment exchange.

Actions taken at the meeting included routine approvals of the agenda, minutes and consent agenda; those motions passed by voice votes earlier in the session.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","County Commissioners Live Stream","oneSentenceSummary","At the Franklin County Board of Commissioners meeting, the prison board approved jail vouchers and a resident asked for current jail population numbers, whether migrants are held in the county jail and whether soil from a recent oil-tank removal was being tested. The board agreed to provide requested information by email.","taxTitle","Franklin County, Pennsylvania","taxId",56445,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6575516,"Franklin County proclaims Earth Day; Buttonwood Nature Center to hold celebration April weekend",371,1025000,1396000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3095083-a48a1bb6aaa1c52617a29a98d628d7d2&start=1025&end=1396","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3095083-a48a1bb6aaa1c52617a29a98d628d7d2/thumbnail_1025000.jpg","/articles/6575516/Franklin-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-County-proclaims-Earth-Day-Buttonwood-Nature-Center-to-hold-celebration-April-weekend","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575516-6d4234badc634962dd4f5a5b3a5664a1/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440270&Signature=V~CvpUZKYwml6M5qkQYkJZhyMN0VZlAermuRs-0ugrSlEE1nPgiS8y1YnvRDM6XTB7T6~SZlaE6M-LWd1goC-jXsTiBTMBE7qqJvtub9Zs6u9G3cUPnaOSPMEMSlutbNXeZSPzNZZRSJgaD5NdI7zcCyESGrgfTnJPpknU7o-EKTSghycqkfDAqIsjHvF3DSeSYNV8B9NTpRcYlHtw1DJPOHq0d~F3NwQ44qNztr1ActEpv1P7q6oWOWWWfEyn7~DbFEN~PmwXDg4I~vOXzEPsD-014C263-oXMBnoKTCWowel1CmUTdiLQhPWOOlRR1SZ1CFKf~d3zKSv26CSwB2A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation on April 23 proclaiming a day in April 2025 as Earth Day in Franklin County and heard remarks from Buttonwood Nature Center leaders about the center’s upcoming celebration and recycling event.

Colleen Tid of the county planning department introduced representatives of Buttonwood Nature Center, who described the organization’s mission and the annual Earth Celebration. \"The mission of Buttonwood Nature Center is to guide the people of the Cumberland Valley region to become stewards of their natural and cultural worlds,\" the center’s director said. The center’s board president, Debbie Flager, and event organizer Jessica Watson also spoke.

Jessica Watson invited the public to the event at Pine Hill Park off Mentor Gap Road in Waynesboro. She said the day begins with a recycle-yard sale at 9 a.m., followed by the Earth Celebration from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., with music, vendors, food and a scheduled appearance by Smokey Bear.

The proclamation text read by the commissioners cited the Franklin County comprehensive plan and the county’s intent to support open space, farms, forests, streams and educational programs that foster environmental awareness. The board moved, seconded and voted to approve the proclamation; commissioners indicated \"Aye\" for approval.

Buttonwood representatives thanked the commissioners and posed for photographs after the vote.

No additional county action was requested beyond the proclamation; the Buttonwood Nature Center continues to partner with the county on environmental outreach and the recycling fundraiser.","The Franklin County Board of Commissioners approved a proclamation recognizing Earth Day and heard remarks from Buttonwood Nature Center staff about the center's Earth Celebration and recycling fundraiser at Pine Hill Park.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6575521,"Franklin County commissioners hear detailed HR report on recruitment, benefits and training",166,1609000,1775000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3095083-a48a1bb6aaa1c52617a29a98d628d7d2&start=1609&end=1775","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3095083-a48a1bb6aaa1c52617a29a98d628d7d2/thumbnail_1609000.jpg","/articles/6575521/Franklin-County/Pennsylvania/Franklin-County-commissioners-hear-detailed-HR-report-on-recruitment-benefits-and-training","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6575521-e930c8fe301d0208da688d1b3547aaf7/orig.mp4?Expires=1770440270&Signature=MlYyXFRi2RYwU~dTpn0-M-~QscQ8r3uY7IaV0EoT596SLXibgpezCTM6HAcKFH6Tr-2DlQFuYpUZWHoX2nY6tDH7~e7uQ7d3hm3Lan3s~weoxnCknd7rNzm4LLAcMBTwWvHaMDSc8V2sZXMD2gmC-HXvflU0EOoWZD2qQph6cGQYvvEMwei~pTnOE11K7UK8dRL-y9XvDmuwdvLufTfF5g9yPPsqLKy1ttW65KTny8-R4Du0LVZJGkF7Kf-CgWkxLEBC1wIhFNbwjzrCZaSICRalOEiuMsqtsAsaI4scN1ZqzrbxzJtNu7pPHuTOJl9Z3s5DMt9~IbDj5-v7W0VssQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Tiffany Bloyer, division leader for Human Resources in Franklin County, gave commissioners a roughly 10-minute overview of the department’s operations and initiatives on April 23, outlining recruitment, benefits, payroll, training and safety work that supports roughly 700 county employees across 52 departments and two 24/7 facilities.

Bloyer said the county moved to an applicant tracking system within the past year and that, since May 2024, the county had received 2,312 applications across 511 job postings. \"It takes about an average of 12 minutes to complete the application,\" Bloyer said.

The presentation emphasized internal promotion and retention. Bloyer said there were 32 internal promotions in 2024 and 39 former employees who returned to county employment since 2020, a phenomenon she described as \"boomerang employees.\" She also noted ongoing outreach to high schools and colleges to attract candidates who are not college-bound.

On benefits and leave administration, Bloyer said the HR team manages new-hire enrollments, invoices, leave accommodations and wellness programming. She said benefits staff process about 32 invoices per month and manage an average of 41 active medical-leave or accommodation cases weekly. \"We have approximately 22 continuous FMLA or ADA accommodations pending cases,\" Bloyer said, describing the mix of pending, approved and accommodation cases.

Bloyer described the county’s payroll cadence and systems. Payroll is processed every two weeks for about 700 employees; she said the HR shop begins processing on Friday and typically passes payroll to the controller’s office the following Tuesday. The county uses Kronos for 9-1-1 and jail timekeeping and Munis for other employees.

Training and development programs were a major focus. Bloyer said the county’s in-house leadership development program has graduated 44 employees and that eight graduates have been promoted into leadership roles. She described other training offerings — a manager boot camp, supervisor training, and countywide classes such as CPR, active-shooter response and Microsoft Office — and said the number of offered trainings increased from 16 in 2020 to 42 in 2024.

On workforce engagement, Bloyer said Franklin County hosted 20 interns and 22 job shadows in 2024, compared with 18 interns and three job shadows in 2021. She also said the county awarded six $2,500 nursing scholarships to high school seniors and that county employees raised more than $75,000 for local nonprofits over four years.

Bloyer closed with compliance and safety notes: workers’ compensation is a state requirement, she said, and the county averaged about 43 workers’ compensation claims per year from 2019–2024. She described cooperation with risk management and the importance of complying with federal and state employment laws, including the Fair Labor Standards Act and FMLA.

Commissioners praised the HR team’s work; no formal action was taken during the presentation.

The HR staff who appeared with Bloyer included recruitment and compensation staff and specialists in benefits, payroll and training who were named during the presentation.","Human Resources division leader Tiffany Bloyer briefed the Franklin County Board of Commissioners on hiring, benefits, payroll and training programs, citing recent application volumes, wellness participation and efforts to recruit local students and interns.","actionData","errors"]

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