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Greene County Salary Board approves temporary positions, hires and pay adjustments
Summary
During a contiguous Salary Board session on Oct. 16 the board approved creation of temporary supervisory positions to support retirements, multiple hires across departments, and several 5% pay increases tied to promotions or duties; resignations for several employees were recorded.
GREENSBURG, Pa. — The Greene County Salary Board met immediately after the commissioners' session on Oct. 16 and approved multiple personnel actions across departments, including temporary positions, hires, transfers, pay increases and resignations.
The board created a temporary senior deputy controller position to be assigned to Carol Gooden; the role was described as a temporary transition post to be eliminated upon her retirement. The board administered the removal of Jennifer Gumbarvic from payroll as a casual human resource payroll specialist (effective Sept. 27, 2025) and thanked her for transition assistance.
A 5% pay increase for Constance Bloom, director of CDBG Planning and Development, was approved to $58,826.86 annually, effective Oct. 7, 2025. Children & Youth Services actions included hiring Sierra Watts as an intern at $10 per hour (effective Sept. 3, 2025), a 5% pay increase for Delaney Gervin as casework supervisor to $25.28 per hour (effective Oct. 14, 2025), and hiring Erin Pike as Caseworker I at $18.80 per hour (effective Sept. 29, 2025).
Human services approved a temporary 5% increase for Lauren Chambers as acting family center administrator at $38.72 per hour (effective Sept. 15, 2025). The board approved the transfer of Madison Ellsworth to county caseworker I and IDD supports coordinator at $18.80 per hour (effective Oct. 16, 2025).
Parks and recreation actions included creation of a temporary parks and recreation supervisor position to be assigned to Brett Moore (position to be eliminated upon his retirement), hiring Addison Teegarden as an intern at $10 per hour (effective Oct. 6, 2025), and accepting the resignation of Brandon Newhouse as a maintenance worker (effective Oct. 2, 2025).
The sheriff's office resignation of Rhonda Gottlieb (security officer 1, effective Sept. 16, 2025) and the public defender's office resignation of Assistant Public Defender Mark Kovacs (effective Oct. 17, 2025) were administered. The clerk of courts received a 5% pay increase for Leslie Ross, first deputy Orphans Court clerk, to $17.62 per hour for successful completion of one year in management (effective Sept. 30, 2025).
Jail and transportation hires approved included Daniel Keeler as corrections officer 1 at $17.75 per hour (effective Sept. 15, 2025), and Michael Lilly as van driver 1 at $14.52 per hour (effective Oct. 1, 2025). Multiple motions were presented, seconded and approved by voice vote; the record shows routine consent processing and limited discussion.
