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Trumbull County HR explains filling of accounts-payable post after purchasing administrator promotion
Summary
County human resources described the hiring and internal-bid process used to move a clerk specialist, Jennifer Leonard, into an accounts-payable clerk position after an MOU elevated another employee to purchasing administrator.
Trumbull County human resources officials described details of a personnel move on May 21 that would transfer a Clerk Specialist/Bookkeeper, Jennifer Leonard, into an accounts-payable clerk position after a memorandum of understanding elevated another employee to purchasing administrator.
Alex Stevens, of the Human Resources Department, told the Board of Commissioners the county followed the collective-bargaining process and opened the position to bids. "The contract is very specific. The test is 60 points. The interview is 40 points," Stevens said, describing the scored hiring steps used to evaluate candidates. He said two bidders were tested and interviewed and one withdrew, leaving a single qualifying candidate.
Stevens said the reclassification returns the accounts-payable post to pay range 8 and that the employee’s pay will move from pay range 7 ($20.61 per hour as listed) to pay range 8 ($20.81 per hour), effective June 2, 2026. He said the position had been left vacant for a period because of budget pressures and a reorganization but that workload made filling it necessary.
Human resources advised the board the contract limits and process affect how long related positions must remain open if an employee is moved: "We can't just go and say, go ahead clerk of courts and fill this position. Because what if that employee does not pass?" Stevens said, explaining a 30-day trial/evaluation period that the department treats differently from a nonbargained probationary period.
Commissioners and HR also discussed budget implications. Stevens said personnel moves were considered while balancing other vacant positions in the commissioners’ office and estimated a net personnel cost figure used in budgeting. The transcript records no formal roll-call vote on the item during the portion reviewed; commissioners asked questions and the item remained on the agenda for action.
Why it matters: the account-payable role touches county purchasing and invoice processing for items under the commissioners’ purview, including sheriff’s office utilities and other county-owned services. How the position is filled and how long the clerk of courts must keep the prior role open are governed by the county’s MOU with its bargaining unit and affect staffing and budget decisions.
