Carbon County officials approved the following personnel items during the county commissioners' meeting on Thursday.

Hires• Ashley L. Bartek of Lansford, part-time dispatcher/trainee, Communications Center, effective Aug. 25.• Angela Mowery of Palmerton, part-time community health nurse I, Area Agency on Aging, effective Sept. 3.Resignations• Patrice L. Bjorkman of Lehighton, corrections officer, Correctional Facility, effective July 8.• Marjorie M. Lally of Palmerton, certified court reporter, Court Administration, effective Sept. 3.Employmentseparations• Shawn P. Blasko of Lansford, county caseworker I, Children and Youth Services, effective Aug. 14.• Adam J. Nevenglosky of Nesquehoning, summer laborer, Buildings and Grounds, effective Aug. 22.• Nicholas D. O'Donnell of Summit Hill, summer laborer, Buildings and Grounds, effective Aug. 22.• William H. Brack Jr. of Mahanoy City, corrections officer, Correctional Facility, effective Aug. 20.Change of status• Darrin M. Arndt of Lehighton, from part-time dispatcher to 911 operator, Communications Center, effective Sept. 1.• Gerard A. Babb Jr. of Palmerton, from part-time corrections officer/Teamsters to corrections officer, Correctional Facility, effective Sept. 1.• Joseph M. Kiraly of Hazleton, from part-time corrections officer/Teamsters to corrections officer, Correctional Facility, effective Aug. 14.