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Changes announced in DA's office

District Attorney Christine Holman appeared before the Schuylkill County commissioners Wednesday to report on additional personnel changes she has made in her office.

Kurt Montz, of Schuylkill Haven, was hired as a detective supervisor replacing Gregory Meisner, North Manheim Township, who resigned from his position as supervisor and county detective. Montz's salary was set at $22.75 per hour.Kyle Snyder, Hegins Township, was promoted by Holman from criminal information processor to the position of driving under the influence administrator, at a salary of $21.0630 per hour. Holman told the commissioners th.$at $. DUI cases in the county have reached an alarming number surpassing drug cases.The DUI administrative position is a new post and had to be approved by the salary board. Lori Prosick, Frackville, was promoted by Holman from part-time/part time secretary III to full time/full-time secretary at a salary of $13.21 per hour.Other businessThe commissioners reappointed Dorothy Cupino, William Van Stone, and Lloyd Wertz to the Office of Senior Service Advisory Board for a three-year term ending Jan. 31, 2017. The agency serves senior citizens.Purchase of service agreements for the Children and Youth Services Agency were approved with four providers as follows:Pediatric Specialty Car .$at $. Lancaster for room and board .$at $. $140.80 per day; Clear Vision, Montgomery, for residential per diem at $185.55 and indendent living at $186.09 per day; Matt Shollenberger, Wyomissing, for court testimony at a rate of $400 per half day and travel at a rate of $50 per round trip and Alternative Rehabilitation Communities Inc., Harrisburg, for security at $205.38 per day, residential at $197.84 per day and special residential at $212.95 per day.A voter polling place change was approved for the Wayne Township, Second Precinct, moving it from the Summit Station Fire Company's banquet hall .$at $. 1338 SR183 to the Summit State Fire Company's firehouse.An agreement was entered with Glenn R. Hetherington to place 23.389 acres he owns in Union Township into the county's perpetuity agricultural land preservation program to keep the land as farm land and not turn it into a subdivision for homes. He was paid $46,778 to bind the agreement.Reappointed to the Agricultural Preservation board of directors were John Halabura, Orwigsburg; Dianne Hepler, Pitman, Eldred Township; and Russell Schnoke, Pine Grove, for a three-year terms ending Dec. 31, 2016.Also the commissioners appointed Brett Stehr, Pitman, and Dr. Ron Dietz, Hegins, to fill vacancies on the Agricultural Preservation Board. Their terms also end Dec. 31, 2016.