At the beginning of 2025, Carbon County officials said that there would be no new full-time positions added to the county employment.

To date, that statement remains true, however, some shifting around has taken place as part of the wage study that occurred several years ago.

On Thursday, the county salary board approved several moves.

Commissioners’ Chairman Mike Sofranko, who also chairs the salary board, said that while the actions seem like a lot, they were the continuation of reassessing salaries and better defining job descriptions, matching them up to the proper salary scales that the county now uses.

He added that the county also continues its commitment to hold the line on the number of full-time positions.

“The number on the list of full-time employees here in the county has remained the same,” Sofranko said. “We did not increase any staff, we just simply moved staff around.”

Approved moves, which all take effect Aug. 18, included:

• Adult probation: Establishing the position of one administration assistant (Treatment Court) at $16.44 per hour and abolishing the position of one treatment court specialist at $14.91 per hour; establishing the position of one specialist II at $22.68 per hour and abolishing the position of technician I at $21.59 per hour; and establishing the position of one specialist I at $14.91 per hour and abolishing one specialist at $14.91 per hour.

• Domestic relations: Establishing the position of one intake caseworker at $28.21 per hour and abolishing one intake officer I at $26.85 per hour; establishing one administrative assistant at $16.44 per hour and abolishing one specialist II at $16.05 per hour; establishing one specialist II position at $16.05 per hour and abolishing one domestic relations specialist II at $16.05 per hour; establishing one specialist II position at $15.66 per hour and abolishing one domestic relations specialist II at $15.66 per hour; and establishing one specialist I position at $15.29 per hour and abolishing one domestic relations specialist I at $15.29 per hour.

• Juvenile court: Establishing one specialist I position at $14.91 per hour and abolishing one juvenile probation specialist I at $15.29 per hour.

• Corrections: Changing the rate of one assistant deputy warden from $30.73 per hour to $28.53 per hour; and changing the rate of two assistant deputy wardens from $27.84 per hour to $28.53 per hour.

• Communications Center: Establishing one 911 operator position at the AFSCME union prevailing rate and abolishing one senior dispatcher at the AFSCME union prevailing rate.

• Parking fund: Changing the rate of one part-time parking meter attendant from $14.92 per hour to $14.20 per hour.

• Parks: Changing the rate of two lifeguards from $14.56 per hour to $14.20 per hour; and changing the rate of one seasonal park maintenance from $13.87 per hour to $13.53 per hour.

The salary board was then recessed until Aug. 21 during the county commissioners’ meeting at 10:30 a.m.