Elk County approves updated maintenance job descriptions, keeps tower generator inspections with EMA director

The Elk County Salary Board voted Jan. 5 to approve revised job descriptions for five maintenance positions and clarified that monthly inspections of emergency generators and communications towers will remain assigned to the county EMA director.

The changes cover part-time and full-time janitors (listed at UMWA levels), a Maintenance I position (UMWA level 6), a buildings maintenance supervisor (grade M) and a prison HVAC/electrical maintenance supervisor (grade N). Board members said the document updates were intended to replace descriptions that in some cases dated back decades.

During discussion, staff and supervisors raised a question about who is responsible for generator and tower work. George Simba, introduced in the meeting as “maintenance supervisor for the prison,” noted the county’s historic practice and that some tower work had previously been handled by a person identified in the discussion as “Mike.” Another participant noted vendor Cleveland Brothers services certain generators at frequencies that differ by site.

Cowen Moore (identified in the transcript as IT director) offered the motion to approve the five job descriptions with the specific change that monthly inspections of emergency generators and towers remain with the EMA director. Moore said, “I’ll make that motion with the suggested change, in the job description.” The motion was seconded and passed by voice vote with members responding "aye." The board directed staff to incorporate the agreed change into the job description language.

Board members also noted a broader county effort to modernize job descriptions across departments, citing some materials that appeared to have been carried forward from the 1990s. No changes to incumbents’ pay were recorded as part of this approval.

The Salary Board adjourned following the vote.