The Carbon County commissioners approved the following personnel actions in the county during the month of December:

HireDerek Thomas, Lehighton, part-time collection drive trainee, Solid Waste Department, effective Dec. 11.ResignationsErnest M. Smith III, Coaldale, part-time corrections officer, Corrections, effective Dec. 12.Alice D. Kane, Summit Hill, part-time automation clerk, Prothonotary, effective Dec. 21.Court AppointmentsColleen C. Lee, Jim Thorpe, certified court reporter, retroactive to Dec. 1.Daniel J. Devlin, Allentown, law clerk, Court Administration, effective Jan. 4.Rayonna J. Fedor, Kunkletown, judicial secretary, Court Administration, effective Jan. 4.Change of StatusMargaret R. Strohl, Weatherly, from human resources coordinator, Weatherwood, to assistant director, Tax Claim, effective Dec. 15.Steven M. Markovich, Lansford, from part-time corrections officer, Corrections, to part-time corrections officer/Teamsters, Corrections, effective Dec. 21.Sheriff AppointmentMichael A. Mueller, Lehighton, deputy sheriff, effective Jan. 4.