Carbon County is looking for a few qualified volunteers to serve as radiological officers.

On Thursday, the county commissioners approved the appointment of Joseph G. Feno of Albrightsville to the position of radiological officer and member of the county Volunteer Emergency Operations Center staff, but Commissioners' Chairman Wayne Nothstein said that more volunteers qualified in radiological issues are needed."Usually there should be six or more," he said, "but we only have two right now."Commissioner Thomas J. Gerhard added that Feno has over 29 years of experience in the nuclear field.Radiological officers assist at scenes when radioactive issues arise.Nothstein said that anyone who wishes to volunteer for this position and has qualifications in this field can contact Mark Nalesnik, Carbon County Emergency Management Agency coordinator, at 570-325-3097.The commissioners also voted to reappoint David Hawk of Lehighton, Dr. Carl Frankel of Hazleton and Barbara Fogal of Jim Thorpe to the Environmental Education Center Commission.Their terms expire Dec. 31, 2016.In other matters, the commissioners acted or discussed the following items:• Approve the 2014 Community Development Block Grant projects/applications for entitlement and nonentitlement communities; adopt the 2014 CDBG resolution; and approve CDBG documents to be filed with the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development.• Approve a lease agreement with Hooven Hall LLC for five parking spaces between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. on the east side of the Hooven Building, 42 Susquehanna St., Jim Thorpe, for the term of one year. The fee of $150 a month will be paid semiannually.• Gerhard reported that there are nine dogs currently at the animal shelter, and in December, donations for shelter operations came in at over $5,000.• Approve the hiring of Samantha McCarthy of Coaldale as a lifeguard at Mauch Chunk Lake Park, effective May 23.• Approve the prison board appointments of Christopher M. Buchman of Nuremberg, Jonathan Forsyth of Nesquehoning and Davis S. Thorpe of Walnutport as part-time corrections officers, Corrections, effective Feb. 9.• Approve the prison board appointment of Mark J. Lambert of Albrightsville as temporary corrections officer, Corrections, effective Feb. 9.• Approve the change of status of Ashley L. Bartek of Lansford from part-time dispatcher trainee to part-time dispatcher at the Communications Center, effective Jan. 26.