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Commissioners OK personnel moves

Schuylkill County commissioners on Wednesday approved a number of personnel moves.

At the county nursing home at Rest Haven, the approved the transfer of Angela Detweiler of Schuylkill Haven from part-time nurses' aide to full-time nurses' aid. She'll earn $12.44 an hour. They also approved the hiring of Brian Flickinger of Port Carbon as a part-time licensed practical nurse at $16.97 an hour.At the Children and Youth Services Agency, commissioners approved the promotion of Crystal Moser of West Penn Township from caseworker I to caseworker 2 at $18.04 an hour; and the hirings of Marie Dieter of North Manheim Township as clerk-typist 2 and Lisa Horst of Ashland as social service aid 2, both at $12.54 an hour.The county salary board also set the salaries of part-time assistant district attorneys Jonathan Phillips and Shane Hobbs at $25,575. Commissioner Gary Hess opposed on the basis of the amounts of the wages on the pay matrix. District Attorney Christine Holman said the men performed a lot of work, and that the salaries were "reasonable."With Commissioners Chairman Frank J. Staudenmeier away at a conference, Commissioner George F. Halcovage, Controller Christy Joy and Holman voted in favor of the salaries.In other personnel matters, the board accepted the resignations of full-time registered nurse April Kline and full-time director of nursing Karen Vandak from Rest Haven; telecommunicator 3 Marcia Tamburelli from the 911 center; and part-time assistant district attorneys Gary Marchalk and James Flagella; and secretary Holly Barrett from the domestic relations office.They approved the hiring of Angela Maley of Tremont as a per diem clerk 2 in the Clerk of Courts office at $11.64 an hour; and the promotions of Lynn DeGrassi of Pottsville from secretary 1 to secretary 2 in the juvenile probation office at $19.15 an hour, and Carol Shellhammer of Palo Alto from clerk 1 to secretary 1 in the Domestic relations office.In retirement board matters, commissioners learned that the retirement fund is healthy. As of Wednesday morning, it stood at $124.5 million, up from $123.2 million on May 31.