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Monongalia County Commission approves consent agenda, personnel hires, proclamations and multiple requisitions; votes at a glance
Summary
The commission approved the consent agenda, closed an estate settlement, confirmed two personnel hires, adopted proclamations for Sexual Assault Awareness Month and Food Waste Prevention Week, received audited financial statements from Mon EMS, and approved several small requisitions for tax district administrative funds.
The Monongalia County Commission on April 2 approved a range of routine and community items including the consent agenda, a fiduciary final settlement, personnel hires, proclamations, and several requisitions for tax-district administrative funds.
By voice vote the commission approved the consent agenda, which included exonerations and voucher approvals for county funds and program accounts. The commission also approved a fiduciary recommendation to finalize and close the estate of Sharon Travis after an objection was withdrawn.
Personnel actions approved at the meeting included a full-time school safety officer hire and a part-time volunteer supervisor. The commission approved hiring David Helms as a full-time school safety officer starting April 16; the meeting record lists a monthly salary of $3,004.16 and states the position is eligible for benefits and is funded through a school board agreement. The commission also approved Celeste McIntyre as a part-time Preston County volunteer supervisor for CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) at $19.23 per hour; the record states the position is part-time and not eligible for benefits.
The commission adopted proclamations: April 2025 was proclaimed Sexual Assault Awareness Month (proclamation read by Amaya Williams, outreach and volunteer coordinator at the domestic violence information center), and April 13, 2025 was proclaimed Food Waste Prevention Week (proclamation read by Lynn Castro, director of the Monongalia County Solid Waste Authority). Amaya Williams announced a community event, the annual "Walking with Survivors" on April 12 from 3 to 6 p.m. at the Farmers Market Pavilion.
The commission received audited financial statements from Mon EMS for fiscal years 2023 and 2024 as correspondence. The meeting record also shows approval of several requisitions for administrative expense funds: Requisition No. 20 for the University Town Center (Series 2023A) Property Tax District Administrative Expense Fund for $2,011.25; Requisition No. 102 for the University Town Center Excise Tax District Administrative Expense Fund (amount stated on the transcript in a compound form as "$2,003.00 $8.75" and was not further clarified during the meeting); and Requisition No. 14 for Series 2021B Harmony Grove Phase 1 Administrative Expense Fund for $487.50. Each requisition was moved, seconded, and approved.
Other routine approvals included the appointment of personnel on boards and authorities listed on the county website and fiduciary orders for April 2, 2025. The commission concluded with reports from elected officials and department supervisors, including announcements of upcoming community forums and a coordinated community cleanup involving local governments, WVU students, and LIUNA members.
