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Bedford County Salary Board approves hires and pay rates, names elections director at $50,000
Summary
The Bedford County Salary Board on March 11 approved the February 11 minutes and a slate of wage appointments and pay rates, including Laurel Griest as Director of Elections at $50,000 per year; motions were moved and seconded and recorded as approved in the minutes.
The Bedford County Salary Board met March 11, 2025, immediately following the Commissioners’ meeting and approved minutes from Feb. 11 before voting to approve a slate of personnel appointments and pay rates recommended by department heads.
Melissa Cottle, the county treasurer and secretary-treasurer of the Salary Board, moved to approve the wages and union-contract pay rates; Commissioner JR Winck seconded the motion, and the minutes record the motion as approved. The minutes do not list vote tallies.
Notable approvals recorded in the minutes include the appointment of Laurel Griest as Director of Elections at an annual salary of $50,000, effective Feb. 18, 2025. The board also approved multiple corrections officer hires for the county correctional facility (listed as BCCF in the minutes) and other positions: Mikayla Franklin, full-time corrections officer at $16.75 per hour (effective Feb. 10, 2025); several part-time and full-time corrections officers with hourly rates ranging from $16.75 to $20.1084 and varying effective dates; caseworker hires in Children & Youth with hourly rates of $17.5049 and $18.3801; a part-time field assessor at $15.00 per hour; and a clerk typist I at $12.25 per hour. The minutes list each hire and its effective date.
The record shows the approvals were entered as motions and seconded by named board members. The minutes identify attendees and guests, including county staff and local representatives, but do not record additional discussion, public comment, or formal vote counts tied to the motions.
Commissioner JR Winck moved to adjourn at 10:42 a.m.; Commissioner Baughman seconded and the meeting was adjourned. The next Salary Board meeting is scheduled for April 8, 2025, unless called sooner by the Board of Commissioners.
Clarifying details taken directly from the minutes: Laurel Griest — Director of Elections, $50,000/yr, effective 2/18/25. Mikayla Franklin — FT Corrections Officer, BCCF, $16.75/hr, effective 2/10/25. Laura Tidman — Caseworker I, Children & Youth, $17.5049/hr, effective 2/18/25. The minutes list additional hires and effective dates; where the minutes omit a vote tally, the article states that the tally was not specified.
