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Bedford County Salary Board approves August wages, hires and pay steps for 29 employees
Summary
The Bedford County Salary Board approved the July 8 minutes and authorized pay rates, new hires and contract/academy wage steps for 29 county personnel across 911, corrections, CYS and other departments during its Aug. 12 meeting; the board adjourned at 10:34 a.m.
The Bedford County Salary Board approved the July 8, 2025 minutes and authorized wages, hires and pay-step adjustments for 29 county employees during its Aug. 12 meeting.
Commissioner Winck moved to approve the July 8 minutes; Commissioner Baughman seconded and the motion passed. Treasurer Melissa Cottle then moved to approve the list of wages and personnel actions "as listed" and per applicable union contracts; Commissioner Winck seconded and the motion was approved.
The approved personnel actions include hourly pay rates and effective dates across county departments. Examples recorded in the minutes: Cara Neatrour, Telecommunicator II in the 911 center, at $21.42 per hour effective 7/11/2025; Danielle Smith, Casework Supervisor for Children and Youth Services, at $23.74 per hour; TAC Officer Jacob Diehl (911) at $18.81 per hour; and Clarissa Hartman, Assistant Administrator for Children and Youth Services, at $30.97 per hour effective 8/30/2025. Several Bedford County Correctional Facility staff received pay rates tied to union contracts and training or academy graduation (multiple entries list completion of body scanning training or academy graduation per the collective bargaining agreement). Two telecommunicator trainees (Ann Dodge and Joshua Eltman) were listed at $14.92 per hour.
The minutes list individual effective dates for each action, spanning mid-July through late August 2025. The recorded motions and approvals were procedural and did not include a roll-call vote tally beyond the stated movers and seconders; the minutes record simply that the motions were "approved." The meeting record does not specify funding sources or budget adjustments related to the wage approvals.
Commissioner Winck moved to adjourn at 10:34 a.m.; Melissa Cottle seconded. The board adjourned and set its next meeting for Sept. 9, 2025, unless called sooner.
Details recorded in the official minutes include the names and titles of attendees (Commissioners Stiles, Winck and Baughman; Treasurer Melissa Cottle; Chief Clerk Debra Brown) and department representatives present for the record.
