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Elk County Salary Board approves new maintenance job descriptions and 2.75% COLA for non‑union staff; elected officials to receive 3%
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Summary
The Elk County Salary Board on Jan. 5 approved several maintenance job descriptions (with a change removing tower-site generator duties) and a 2.75% cost‑of‑living adjustment for non‑union county employees; elected officials were announced to receive a 3% increase under Resolution 2022-19.
The Elk County Salary Board on Jan. 5 approved multiple maintenance job descriptions and granted a 2.75% cost‑of‑living adjustment for county employees not covered by collective bargaining agreements.
The board, chaired by Commissioner M. Fritz Lecker, met at 10:00 a.m. in the Thomas G. Wagner Conference Room at the Elk County Courthouse in Ridgway. Commissioners M. Fritz Lecker, Matthew G. Quesenberry and Gregory J. Gebauer and Treasurer Matthew T. Frey comprised the voting members present.
The board approved five maintenance-related job descriptions: Part‑Time Janitor (UMWA Level 4 salary grade); Full‑Time Janitor (UMWA Level 4); Maintenance I (UMWA Level 6); Buildings Maintenance Supervisor (J.L. Nick Grade N); and Prison/HVAC & Electrical Maintenance Supervisor (J.L. Nick Grade N). Maintenance Supervisor George Simbeck asked that generator maintenance at tower sites be removed from maintenance duties, noting that “the generator maintenance at the tower sites was performed by Emergency Services Director and not Maintenance.” The board approved the Prison/HVAC & Electrical Maintenance Supervisor description with that change.
Separately, the board voted unanimously to give all county employees who are not covered under collective bargaining agreements a 2.75% COLA for 2026, calculated on each employee’s final 2025 rate of compensation. Commissioner Matthew G. Quesenberry moved the COLA; Commissioner Gregory J. Gebauer seconded the motion and it carried unanimously.
Clerks announced that elected officials will receive a 3% increase for 2026 as provided by Resolution 2022-19; that item was listed as an announcement and not presented as a motion for the board to vote on during the meeting.
The meeting opened with approval of the agenda and the Oct. 2, 2025 minutes; both were approved unanimously. The meeting adjourned at 10:15 a.m. on a motion by Commissioner Gregory J. Gebauer. The next Salary Board meeting is scheduled for April 2, 2026, following the 10:00 a.m. Commissioners meeting.