Commissioners approve 2025 salary settings, reclassifications and multiple hires

2066743 · January 2, 2025

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Summary

Lebanon County commissioners authorized salary settings, reclassifications, promotions and several new hires across county departments and approved transactions through the salary board.

Lebanon County commissioners voted to approve salary settings and personnel transactions for 2025, authorizing elected officials to set salaries in their offices as established during the budget hearings or as specified by collective bargaining agreements. The actions were presented by Michelle Snagley, director of human resources, and carried by voice vote.

The board approved resignations and terminations reported by human resources: Julia Downs (caseworker, Children & Youth), Amanda Walsh (casual part-time correctional officer, Lebanon Correctional Facility), Toby Burrus (law clerk), Jared Musko (deputy sheriff) with effective dates as read into the record.

The commission approved promotions, reclassifications and transfers including a reclassification of the chief clerk of voter registration from grade 15 to grade 17 (nonunion salary chart), a promotion to casework supervisor 1 in Children & Youth at a biweekly rate of $2,016.10 effective Jan. 5, 2025, and multiple internal transfers between departments. Commissioners approved a slate of hires presented by Children & Youth, the Correctional Facility, the Public Defender and the sheriff's office. Hires and effective dates included:

- Children & Youth: Kathy Arnall and Cynthia Bueno Serrano, caseworker I, $1,597.60 biweekly, effective Jan. 6, 2025; Amanda McMahon, admin assistant I, $1,323.33 biweekly, effective Jan. 6, 2025. - Lebanon County Correctional Facility (full-time COs): Andrew Rothquist; Marylnetti Santiago; Luisito Ortiz; Sandriel Velez; Lujino Bonilla; Joseph Scholly; Jacob Kord; Justin Spangler; Christina Moore — all at $22.71/hour, effective Jan. 6, 2025. - Lebanon County Correctional Facility (casual part-time): Matthew Catalinas, $23.39/hour, effective Jan. 13, 2025. - Public Defender: Ollie Beeney, assistant public defender 2, $3,269.23 biweekly, effective Jan. 20, 2025. - Sheriff’s office rehire: Steven Gaitis as casual part-time deputy sheriff, $19.24/hour, effective Jan. 6, 2025.

The board ratified salary-board transactions and adopted the personnel actions as presented; votes were recorded as voice votes of "aye."