Carbon County officials acted on a number of salary and personnel matters during the salary board and commissioners' meetings.

Salary Board actions included:Court administrationChange the salary of one law clerk from $32,086.60 per year to $33,051.20 per year, effective Nov. 6.Change the rate of one certified court reporter from $22.13 per hour to $22.80 per hour, effective Nov. 10.Clerk of courtsChange the salary of one first deputy from $27,955.20 per year to $34,361.60 per year, effective Nov. 5.ControllerEstablish the position of one part-time administrative assistant at $13.81 per hour, effective Nov. 5.*Abolish the position of one part-time accounts clerk II at $10.72 per hour, effective Nov. 5.Area Agency on AgingChange the salary of one aging care manager supervisor II from $37,518 per year to $38,629.50 per year, effective Nov. 10.Change the rate of one part-time community health nurse I from $20.20 per hour, to $20.81 per hour, effective Nov. 10.Change the rate of one part-time senior center operator I from $12.79 per hour to $10.72 per hour, effective Nov. 5*Children and Youth ServicesChange the rate of one county caseworker II from $15.07 per hour to $15.52 per hour, effective Nov. 18.CorrectionsChange the rate of one deputy warden from $23.19 per hour to $22.29 per hour, effective Nov. 5.Change the rate of one sergeant from $19.84 per hour to $19.25 per hour, effective Nov. 9.Information TechnologyChange the rate of one IT specialist from $13.67 per hour to $14.08 per hour, effective Nov. 10.Tax AssessmentChange the rate of one assistant chief assessor from $17.14 per hour to $14.35 per hour, effective Nov. 9.Personnel actionsApproved the employment separation of Debra A. Keiper of Lehighton as part-time fiscal/data processing technician, effective Oct. 26.Corrected the date of resignation for Nadine A. Galloway of Coaldale to Oct. 15.Hired Lavator S. Henderson of Tobyhanna as an aging care manager II, Area Agency on Aging, effective Nov. 9.Approved the change of status of Ryan R. Long of Lehighton from sergeant to deputy warden, Corrections, effective Nov. 9.Approved the change of status of Kathryn A. McGuire of Jim Thorpe, from assistant chief assessor, tax assessment, to first deputy, clerk of courts, effective Nov. 9.Approved the change of status of Susan J. Williams of Lehighton, from part-time accounts clerk II to part-time administrative assistant, controller, effective Nov. 5.Approved a leave of absence for Ann Marie Bossard of Palmerton, part-time cleaning person, from Dec. 22 to Jan. 4, 2016.Approved a leave of absence for Ruth A. Serafin of Jim Thorpe, corrections officer, from Nov. 23 to Dec. 7.Approved a leave of absence for Jeffrey M. Butz of Lehighton, part-time parking/meter attendant, from Nov. 10 to Nov. 25.* Excluded from retirement plan, not anticipated to work 1,000 hours.