Officials approve three new grounds worker positions for Office for the Aging

Members at an upcoming government meeting approved a request from the Office for the Aging to create and fill three grounds worker positions, the presenter said. The request, read aloud by a staff member representing the Office for the Aging, said the annual salary for each position would be between $37,008.79 and $44,006.90 and that the positions are funded with "100% state funds" and are included in the 2025 budget. The matter drew brief discussion about whether the new titles represented new hires or a renaming of existing jobs. One board member said, "If I remember correctly, these were existing positions, but we were changing the name from, maintenance to grounds worker or something." Another member asked for clarification whether the process would "create and fill" brand‑new titles or simply rename and replace existing titles; a member replying said the titles would be created and filled and that the other titles would be eliminated. A motion to approve the request was made by the presenter and seconded by a member identified in the record as Ricky. The item was approved by voice vote; no opposing votes were recorded in the transcript. The staff reading the request identified the funding source as state funds and said the positions and associated costs were already included in the 2025 budget. The transcript lists an estimated annual benefits figure between $15.08 and $18.07 but does not specify the unit or whether that number is a dollar amount per hour, a percentage, or a different calculation. The action directs human resources and the Office for the Aging to implement the personnel changes under the 2025 budget appropriation; the transcript does not record further implementation steps, timelines or which department will process the job-class changes.