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Monongalia County Commission — Votes at a glance: approvals on consent agenda, hires, appointments and assessor authority
Summary
At its Jan. 22, 2025 meeting, the Monongalia County Commission approved the consent agenda, amended start dates for two hires, approved several personnel actions and reappointments, and authorized the assessor to continue parcel and personal-property account adjustments through Feb. 20, 2025.
Monongalia County commissioners on Jan. 22, 2025, approved a set of routine and personnel items including the consent and approval agenda, amendments to employee start dates, several hires and reappointments, and a temporary extension of assessor adjustment authority.
Why it matters: The items approved on the consent calendar and in new business affect county payroll, board membership and short-term administrative authority. Taken together they represent the commission’s routine governance actions and staffing updates for county operations.
What the commission approved
- Consent and approval agenda: The commission approved the consent and approval agenda, which included minutes of the Jan. 15, 2025 meeting, vouchers covering multiple county funds and levies, budget revisions (some requiring state approval), and reported vacancies for boards and authorities. The transcript shows a voice vote in which members present said “aye.” Specific voucher figures were read into the record during the meeting; the transcript contains multiple line-item amounts but several lines were garbled and are recorded in the minutes.
- Personnel amendments and hires: Commissioners approved amended start dates for two employees, Kirsten Louie and Sydney Elwanger, changing their official start date to Jan. 22, 2025. The commission also approved the hire of Emma Snyder as a telecommunicator with a monthly salary of $3,425.10 and the part‑time hire of Malcolm Caldwell as a relief worker at $14.40 per hour, on‑call and not eligible for benefits.
- Appointments: The commission reappointed Susan Riddle to the Mountaineer Trail Network Recreational Authority (term dates to be clarified) and reappointed Caden Stadler to the Mason Dixon Historical Park Advisory Board. Both reappointments were moved and approved by voice vote.
- Assessor authority: Commissioners approved a request from Mark Musick, assessor for Monongalia County, authorizing his office to continue adjusting parcel and personal property accounts through Feb. 20, 2025. The motion was described as a routine annual practice.
- Other approvals: The commission approved the three‑party MOU with the Town of Granville and Westridge for traffic signals at University Town Center (see separate article). The motion to approve the MOU was made and passed on a voice vote of members present.
Public comment: The meeting record shows no public commenters spoke during the allotted public comment period; the chair closed the comment period after waiting for speakers.
How votes were recorded: Most approvals were handled through voice votes. The transcript records affirmative “aye” responses from members present but contains no numeric roll-call tallies.
Reports and correspondence: Commissioners received a quarterly report from Comcast on the county broadband infrastructure project; the company reported final engineering work was underway and construction activity would begin as the ground thaws. The commission also received a positive update from Chestnut Ridge Park and Campground that its snowmaking equipment had produced sufficient snow for weekend sessions and ticket sales.
The meeting adjourned after routine reports from commissioners, including updates on strategic planning from MAP and recent weather‑related operations. The transcript does not record any opposed votes on the listed items.
