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Commissioners approve minutes and two personnel step-hire increases
Summary
At the May 21 Personnel & Human Services Committee meeting, commissioners approved the May 14 minutes and approved step-hire increases for two employees: Nicholas Lebbin (APA I, grade 13 step 3) and Sade Blackwell (Juvenile Probation Officer, grade 9 step 4).
The Berrien County Personnel and Human Services Committee convened at 9:22 a.m. and approved the minutes of May 14, 2026. "Motion by Commissioner Harrison, supported by Commissioner Wuerfel to approve the minutes of May 14, 2026, as presented," was recorded in the minutes; the motion carried with a recorded tally of "2 yeas, 0 nays." Commissioner Bob Harrison moved the minutes; Commissioner Julie Wuerfel seconded.
The committee then approved two personnel step-hire actions. "Motion by Commissioner Wuerfel, supported by Commissioner Harrison to approve step hire increase for Nicholas Lebbin for the APA I position at grade 13 step 3," is recorded in the minutes; the outcome is noted as "2 yeas, 0 nays, motion carried." The committee took a separate, identical-format vote to approve a step hire increase for Sade Blackwell for the Juvenile Probation Officer position at grade 9 step 4; the minutes register the same tally. The minutes do not list individual recorded votes by name beyond the motions and the two-yea tallies.
The procedural approvals concluded without further debate, and the meeting proceeded to the items listed as approved resolutions and departmental updates later in the agenda.
