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Bedford County Salary Board approves January hourly rates for 14 employees
Summary
The Bedford County Salary Board voted Jan. 14 to approve hourly wage rates and effective start dates for 14 county employees across tax assessment, courts, sheriff’s office and the correctional facility; motions to approve minutes and to adjourn also carried.
The Bedford County Salary Board voted Jan. 14, 2025, to approve a set of hourly wage rates for 14 county employees, with rates and effective dates presented by department heads and accepted by the board.
The action came after the board approved minutes from Dec. 17, 2024, and Jan. 6, 2025. Commissioner J.R. Winck moved to approve the January wages “or as by union contracts” and Melissa Cottle, the county treasurer, seconded; the motion was approved, as recorded in the meeting minutes.
Why it matters: The vote sets pay rates for staff across several county offices — including tax assessment, the prothonotary’s office, the courts, the sheriff’s office and the Bedford County Correctional Facility — and establishes effective dates for those rates, affecting payroll and departmental budgets for January 2025.
What the board approved: The minutes list each employee, job title, hourly rate and effective date as presented to the Salary Board. Those entries include: Nicole Abbott, Assistant Director of Assessment/Tax Claims, $18.3316 per hour, effective Jan. 2, 2025; Laura Border, Clean & Green Administrator (Tax Assessment), $16.3526 per hour, effective Jan. 3, 2025; Veronica Cruz, Clerk Typist I (Prothonotary), $12.30 per hour, effective Jan. 6, 2025; Brian Seifert, Chief Deputy (Sheriff’s Office), $24.00 per hour, effective Jan. 7, 2025; Stephanie Harvey, Sergeant (Sheriff’s Office), $23.50 per hour, effective Jan. 7, 2025; Tyler Lazor, full-time Corrections Officer (Bedford County Correctional Facility), $16.75 per hour, effective Jan. 13, 2025; Jill Weatherly, full-time Corrections Officer (BCCF), $16.75 per hour, effective Jan. 13, 2025; Kyle McKean, full-time Corrections Officer (BCCF), $16.75 per hour, effective Jan. 13, 2025; Barbara Himmler, Judicial Secretary (Courts), $18.5939 per hour, effective Jan. 4, 2025; Brian Way, First Deputy (Prothonotary), $16.1635 per hour, effective Jan. 2, 2025; Liana Altemus, Registered Nurse (BCCF), $39.5337 per hour, effective Jan. 7, 2025; Kimberly Burger, LPN (BCCF), $27.8334 per hour, effective Jan. 7, 2025; Karen Steele-Dunlap, Secretary (MDJ-Schellsburg), $20.8004 per hour, effective Jan. 10, 2025; and William Weyant Jr., Captain (BCCF), $25.9630 per hour, effective Jan. 12, 2025.
Board action and next steps: The motion to approve the wages was recorded as approved in the minutes; no roll-call vote breakdown was provided beyond the recorded approval. Commissioner J.R. Winck moved to adjourn at 10:48 a.m., Commissioner Baughman seconded, and the meeting concluded. The next Salary Board meeting was scheduled for Feb. 11, 2025, unless called sooner by the Board of Commissioners.
Attendance and record: The minutes note Commissioners Stiles, J.R. Winck and Baughman and Treasurer Melissa Cottle present, and list other attendees including Laura Border, Nicole Abbott, Rick Suder and Chris Gresko. The minutes are signed by Stephanie Clevenstine, Director of Planning, and Melissa Cottle, Secretary-Treasurer.
