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Bedford County Salary Board approves multiple hires and wage steps, including assistant district attorney at $72,000
Summary
At its Aug. 13 meeting the Bedford County Salary Board approved the July 9 minutes and a package of wage and hiring actions recommended by department heads, including the appointment of a full‑time assistant district attorney at $72,000 per year; vote tallies were not specified in the record.
The Bedford County Salary Board met Aug. 13, 2024, and approved the minutes from its July 9 meeting and a series of wage and hiring actions recommended by department heads.
Commissioner JR Winck moved to approve the minutes; Commissioner Baughman seconded and the motion was approved. Winck then moved to approve wages and appointments for a list of county positions; Treasurer Melissa Cottle seconded that motion, which the board approved. The transcript does not supply a roll-call vote tally.
The personnel actions approved include multiple appointments and hourly-rate steps, many noted as "per union contract." Appointments and effective dates recorded in the meeting minutes include: Nicole Berkebile, Correctional Officer, BCCF, $18.75 per hour (effective 7/1/24); Ashley Waybright, part‑time telecommunicator, 911 Center, $15.92 per hour (7/3/24); Stephanie Harvey, Sergeant, Sheriff’s Office, $21.00 per hour (7/8/24); Melina Osler and Jamie Fleetwood, Telecommunicator trainees, 911 Center, $14.92 per hour (7/12/24 and 7/15/24, respectively); Cooper Lingenfelter, Correctional Officer, BCCF, $18.25 per hour (7/15/24); Quincy Wilmington and David Weimer, Correctional Officers, BCCF, $17.50 per hour (7/22/24); Braeden Weyant listed both as part‑time (7/29/24) and later full‑time (8/12/24) Correctional Officer at $16.50 per hour per union contract; and David Nicholson, Correctional Officer, BCCF, with a longevity increase to $19.28 per hour (effective 8/14/24).
A notable salaried appointment recorded in the minutes is Megan Flower, named full‑time Assistant District Attorney in the District Attorney’s Office at an annual salary of $72,000 (effective 7/22/24). Other approved hourly positions recorded include Ruth Smith, Paralegal/MDIT/Admin Assistant in the District Attorney’s Office at $17.30 per hour (7/22/24); Angela Garrett, HR Generalist, Human Resources, $17.50 per hour (8/5/24); and Autumn Weist, Caseworker II, Children and Youth Services, $17.84 per hour (8/26/24).
Several entries note that rates or appointments are "per union contract" or reflect completion of training; where the minutes did not provide additional payroll accounting details or vote tallies, those specifics are not specified in the record.
Commissioner Winck moved to adjourn the Salary Board at 11:15 a.m.; Commissioner Baughman seconded and the meeting was adjourned. The next meeting is scheduled for Sept. 10, 2024, unless called sooner.
