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Bedford County Salary Board reviews personnel wage listings; Aug. 12 minutes approved
Summary
At its Sept. 9 meeting, the Bedford County Salary Board approved the Aug. 12, 2025, minutes and moved to consider wage or pay adjustments for nine county employees, ranging from corrections officers to 911 telecommunicators; outcome for the wage motion is not specified in the minutes.
The Bedford County Salary Board convened Sept. 9, 2025, at 11:11 a.m. and approved the minutes from its Aug. 12 meeting.
Treasurer Melissa Cottle moved, and Commissioner Winck seconded, a motion to approve wages or pay adjustments for a list of county personnel for September as recommended by department heads; the motion and the employee list were entered into the record. The minutes do not state a vote tally or explicit final disposition for that motion.
The personnel and pay details listed in the motion include: Randy Musselman, Corrections Officer, BCCF, $20.11 per hour (per union contract; completed body-scanning training July 14, 2025); Steven Whetstone, Corrections Officer, BCCF, $18.00 per hour (per union contract; completed body-scanning training July 14, 2025); Joel Watters, Maintenance Technician, BCCF, $16.73 per hour (adjustment to fix pay compression, effective Aug. 18, 2025); Matthew Fuzie, Deputy Sheriff, $17.48 per hour (per union contract; completed training Aug. 22, 2025); Raphael Ferdinand, Deputy Sheriff, $17.48 per hour (per union contract; completed training Aug. 22, 2025); Luke Clapper, full-time telecommunicator, 911, $15.81 per hour (effective Aug. 23, 2025); Marcy Fleegle, Civil Service Aide 1, Children & Youth Services, $12.30 per hour (effective Aug. 25, 2025); Joseph Frankofsky, Reentry Aftercare Specialist, BCCF, $17.25 per hour (effective Sept. 1, 2025); and Holly Ward, Clerk Typist II, MDJ Everett, $15.55 per hour (longevity after five years; effective Sept. 8, 2025).
Commissioner Winck moved to adjourn at 11:15 a.m.; Commissioner Baughman seconded. The minutes record that the next meeting is scheduled for Oct. 14, 2025, unless called sooner by the Board of Commissioners.
The record lists attending officials and staff, including Commissioner Stiles; Commissioner Winck; Commissioner Baughman; Treasurer Melissa Cottle; Chief Clerk Debra Brown; department directors and staff from Children & Youth Services, Planning and Emergency Services; representatives from the District Attorney’s Office; and local media. No statutes, ordinances, vote tallies or further directives are recorded in the minutes regarding the wage motion.
