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Huron County commissioners approve hiring, purchases and a termination during routine session
Summary
The board approved two full-time Maintenance Worker 2 hires, authorized purchases of office furniture, appropriated $9,400 to the prosecutor's Dretac fund, approved claims for payment, and adopted a resolution terminating an unclassified employee, Mary Gerth, effective Sept. 2, 2025.
During a routine session on Sept. 2 the Board of Huron County Commissioners approved a series of staffing, purchasing and budget actions.
Personnel: By separate resolutions the board approved hiring Shawn Gibson as Maintenance Worker 2 effective Sept. 8, 2025, and Timothy Smith as Maintenance Worker 2 effective Sept. 22, 2025. Both positions are full-time, covered by the AFSCME/Ohio Council 8, Local 710 custodial/maintenance unit, and start at $27.00 per hour with a $1.00 increase after satisfactory completion of probation; both appointments are contingent on a pre-employment physical, drug test and background check (Resolutions 25-249 and 25-250).
Purchases and appropriations: The board approved requests for expenditures over $5,000, including twelve two-drawer file cabinets for $6,606.72 and seven office desks for $21,617.10 (Resolution 25-251). The board also adopted Resolution 25-252 to appropriate $9,400 of unappropriated funds in Dretac Fund #107 (Salaries $9,000; OPERS $300; Medicare $100).
Claims and travel: The board moved and approved certification of Claims Schedule #409104 authorizing the auditor to issue warrants (Resolution 25-248). Multiple travel requests were approved for staff attendance at upcoming conferences (CARSA, CLCCA, CORSA, EMAO) with specified attendees and dates.
Personnel action after executive session: After an executive session to consider personnel matters under ORC 121.22(G)(1), the board adopted Resolution 25-254 approving the termination of Mary Gerth, an unclassified employee, effective Sept. 2, 2025. The roll for votes on routine items and the termination consistently recorded Commissioners Tom Dunlap and Bradley R. Mesenburg voting aye and Commissioner Harry Brady absent.
The meeting adjourned at 10:07 a.m.
