Greene County salary board approves 3% cost‑of‑living raise for nonunion employees and dozens of personnel actions

The Greene County Salary Board on June 19, 2025 approved a 3% cost‑of‑living raise for all regular full‑time and regular part‑time nonunion employees, effective July 1, 2025. The board also approved a 1.5% cost‑of‑living increase for nonunion employees with less than one year of service and a 1.5% increase to management pay‑scale starting rates, also effective July 1.

The salary board handled a large consent list of personnel items by voice vote. Notable approved personnel actions recorded in the meeting include:

- A 5% pay increase for Emily Houser, CYS casework supervisor, to $24.48 per hour effective April 1, 2025, for completion of her first year in a management role.

- A 5% pay increase for Zachary McHenry, CYS casework supervisor, to $25.36 per hour effective April 29, 2025, for completion of his first year in a management role.

- Hiring and appointment actions across county departments including interns and entry-level hires: Alexis Durbin (CYS intern, $10/hour, effective 05/13/2025); Madison Barnhart (CYS intern, $10/hour, effective 05/27/2025); Brett Keelan (CYS intern, $10/hour, effective 06/16/2025); Romana/“Romano” Rice (CYS caseworker I, $18.80/hour, effective 06/09/2025); Charity Bennett (security officer I, sheriff’s office, $14.52/hour, effective 06/16/2025); multiple EMA/9‑1‑1 telecom hires (Kim Danhardt, Janet Hopkins, Destiny Keller) and others listed on the agenda.

- Reclassifications and internal promotions: Jamie Hudson reclassified to county caseworker 2 at $22.45/hour effective 05/08/2025; Paul Adams reclassified from casual corrections officer to regular full‑time corrections officer I at $17.75/hour effective 05/11/2025; Melissa Wood promoted to administrative assistant I in Veterans Affairs at $17.53/hour effective 06/09/2025.

- Resignations and terminations accepted, and several offers rescinded as recorded on the agenda (for example, rescind offers for certain corrections‑officer candidates and rescind/reattach offers as listed).

- Seasonal and temporary hires for parks and recreation, day camp counselors, lifeguards and fairgrounds laborers with hourly rates as listed in the agenda (rates mostly $9–$14 per hour and effective dates in May–June 2025).

Most personnel items were moved and seconded and carried by voice vote with no recorded roll‑call tallies in the public record. The board’s discussion focused on confirming motions and correcting procedural attendance for the record (for example, clarifying which members were present for salary board actions); there was no extended debate on the substance of pay adjustments or individual hires during the meeting.

Ending: After completing the personnel and compensation agenda items the salary board adjourned and the meeting proceeded to the retirement board, which reported a six‑month investment review with Commonwealth Investment Management.