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Bedford County Salary Board approves May personnel wage adjustments
Summary
The Bedford County Salary Board approved a package of personnel wage adjustments and appointments May 13, 2025, covering 21 listed positions across 911, the sheriff’s office, corrections, court administration and county clerical roles; motions to approve minutes and the wage slate were carried.
The Bedford County Salary Board approved a slate of personnel wage adjustments and appointments at its meeting on May 13, 2025, immediately following the commissioners’ session. The board recorded roll call and approved the April 8, 2025 minutes before taking up pay and appointment items.
Commissioner Winck moved to approve wages or those set by union contracts for the personnel listed for May as recommended by department heads; Melissa Cottle, treasurer, seconded the motion and it was approved. The list includes part-time and full-time changes, training-completed step changes for corrections staff, and clerical and assessor appointments.
Key actions approved include returning Cameron Painter to part-time Telecommunicator II in 911 at $16.2930 per hour (effective 4/1/25); secretarial pay and longevity listings for Belinda Watkins ($18.8472/hr, MDJ Everett) and Cathy Wilt ($18.85/hr, MDJ Everett); and multiple sheriff’s office and Bedford County Correctional Facility (BCCF) appointments, with listed rates including $20.34/hr for Shelsa Miller and $20.11/hr for Michael Haluska (training completed). Other approvals included deputies and corrections staff at rates ranging from $16.00 to $18.28 per hour, a full-time clerk typist for the Register/Recorder at $13.50/hr, two Field Assessor I appointments at $15.45/hr in the Tax Claim Office, and a part-time tipstaff for court administration at $50.00 per day.
The board’s minutes list 21 personnel items in total. The motions recorded do not include a roll-call vote tally in the minutes; each action was presented as recommended by department heads and approved by motion. The board adjourned at 10:27 a.m.; the next meeting was set for June 10, 2025, unless called sooner by the Board of Commissioners.
The meeting record names attendees and staff present, including Commissioners Stiles, Winck and Baughman; Melissa Cottle, Treasurer; Debra Brown, Chief Clerk; and representatives from county departments listed in the minutes.
