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Personnel committee approves minutes and two step‑hire increases
Summary
At its July 16 meeting the Berrien County Personnel and Human Services Committee approved the June 25 minutes and authorized two step‑hire increases: Amber Joiner to grade 6 step 5 (Accounting Assistant, Trial Court) and Olivia DeHaven to grade 7 step 2 (Accounts Payable Specialist).
The Berrien County Personnel and Human Services Committee convened at 9:22 a.m. July 16 and approved the minutes from its June 25 meeting. "Motion by Commissioner Harrison, supported by Commissioner Pitchford to approve the minutes of June 25, 2026, as presented," the minutes state; the motion carried 2 yeas, 0 nays (Commissioner Julie Wuerfel arrived later).
The committee then considered personnel actions. Commissioner Chokwe Pitchford moved, and Commissioner Bob Harrison supported, a step‑hire increase for Amber Joiner to fill the Accounting Assistant position in the Trial Court department at grade 6, step 5. The motion passed 2 yeas, 0 nays. The committee took a separate, similar vote to approve a step‑hire increase for Olivia DeHaven to the Accounts Payable Specialist position at grade 7, step 2; that motion also passed 2 yeas, 0 nays.
The actions were recorded in the meeting minutes as formal motions with the listed outcomes. The minutes do not include additional detail on compensation amounts beyond the stated grade and step or comments from the candidates. The meeting adjourned at 10:29 a.m.
