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Susquehanna County commissioners approve new positions, several hires and resignations
Summary
At a county commissioners meeting, the board approved creation of two full-time positions, multiple hires and accepted resignations, with effective dates and pay grades recorded in motions.
Commissioner Darrow and the Susquehanna County commissioners approved several staffing actions, including two new full-time positions, multiple hires and two resignations during a commissioners meeting (date not specified).
The moves included creating one full-time, nonunion office administrator for Children & Youth Services at grade 7 effective June 11; creating one full-time, nonunion executive director position for the Reentry Coalition Alternative and Transitional Programming at grade 12 effective June 11; hiring Virginia Smith of Montrose as executive director for the Reentry Coalition at grade 12 with an annual salary recorded as $80,000 effective July 7, 2025; and approvals of several other hires and corrections to start rates for public-safety staff.
The actions were taken by motions that were seconded and carried unanimously. Motion text recorded: “create 1 full time nonunion position of office administrator for children youth services, grade 7, effective June 11” (motion by Commissioner Darrow, seconded by Commissioner McNamara); and “create the 1 full time nonunion position of Executive Director of the Reentry Coalition Alternative and Transitional Programming, grade 12, effective June 11” (motion by Commissioner McNamara, seconded by Commissioner Darrow). The board also approved the hiring of Virginia Smith of Montrose as Executive Director for the Reentry Coalition, listed as “Grama 12 $80,000 per year. Effective 07/07/2025.”
Other personnel actions approved included: correction of the start rate for Kevin Mundley (9-1-1) to grade 9; ratification of the hiring of Muraco Morin (to a full-time telecommunicator position); acknowledgement of Tammy Stout of New Milford to a full-time nonunion civil/criminal clerk position; acceptance with regret of Ashley Hensel’s resignation from a full-time telecommunicator position effective June 13, 2025; and acceptance of Ravinian Moyer’s resignation from a caseworker I position effective June 3, 2025. The salary board and regular commissioners’ votes to approve minutes, seminars, travel requests and appointments were recorded as carried unanimously.
The motions came without extended public debate in the transcript. Treasurer Rebecca Westcott was noted as absent for part of the proceedings.
The personnel approvals set effective dates and pay grades as recorded in the motions; implementation steps such as payroll processing or onboarding were not described in detail in the meeting record.
