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Commissioners approve hiring, pay changes and reappointment to airport authority

Board of Ottawa County Commissioners · May 12, 2026
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Summary

The Board approved hiring Fred Conley as a Home Delivered Meals substitute driver at $13.15/hr effective May 13, 2026; granted a pay increase to Taylor Kwiatkowski for degree and training completion; reappointed Steve Hudec to the Erie-Ottawa International Airport Authority Board through March 31, 2029; and approved a transfer of Patricia Welker to Port Clinton Senior Site Manager at $14.30/hr.

The Board approved several personnel actions in one vote. The motions included hiring Fred Conley as a Home Delivered Meals Substitute Driver for Senior Resources effective May 13, 2026 at $13.15 per hour; a rate increase for Taylor Kwiatkowski—$1.00 per hour for completion of her bachelor’s degree and $0.50 per hour for completing Child Welfare CORE 2.0 training—effective May 8, 2026; and re-appointment of Steve Hudec to a three-year term on the Erie-Ottawa International Airport Authority Board with a term noted as March 31, 2026 through March 31, 2029. The Board also approved transferring Patricia Welker from Home Delivered Meal Driver to Port Clinton Senior Site Manager at a rate of $14.30 per hour. Each personnel motion was moved by Commissioner Mark E. Coppeler, seconded by Commissioner Mark W. Stahl, and passed with Stahl yes; Donald A. Douglas absent; Coppeler yes.

All personnel actions were recorded as taken upon the recommendation of the respective department directors (Senior Resources; Job & Family Services; Erie-Ottawa International Airport). The record lists effective dates and pay rates for the listed actions; it does not include additional hiring paperwork or background-check status in the publicly read motion.