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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOMM - Meeting Minutes - 4-S - 2-3-1972 - SALARYu 1 L' SALARY MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC. JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Elish, -that the meeting adjourn. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: ATTEST: Minute No. 4-S CHIEF CLERK , 1972 Office of the County Commissioners Washington, Pa,., February 3, 1972 The Salary Board of the County of Washington met in the Office of the County Commissioners with the following members being present: Commissioners Jones, Paluso, and Flynn, and Controller Elish. Also present being: Chief Clerk Murphy; Administrative Assistant Whalen; Solicitor Capano; Assistant Solicitor Hormell; Reporter Roule of the Monongahela Publishing Company; Reporter Liesch of the Brownsville Telegraph; Jack Merdian of WJPA; and Sheriff Debreczeni. Meeting called to order by Chairman and roll call taken: Mr. Jones - Present; Mr. Paluso'- Present; Mr. Elish - Present; Mr. Flynn - Present. Chairman asked if there were any corrections, additions, or omissions to Minute No. 3-S, each Commissioner and County Controller having received copies. approved, as read. Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that Minute No. 3-S be Roll call vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr, Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously.. CHIEF CLERK'S OFFICE: Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the salary of Mary Margaret Homitz, Clerk -Stenographer in the Chief Clerk's Office be set at $158. 00 bi-weekly, effective February 7, 1972. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr, Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. DEPARTMENT OF PARKS & RECREATION: 68 SALARYMINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the salary of Cynthia Marsteller, Secretary (permanent) be set at $143. 50 bi-weekly, effective February 7, 1972; Also included in this motion is that the salary of Betti Weaver, Part- time Janitress at Mingo Creek County Park, replacing Mrs. Harris, be set at $74. 00 bi- weekly, effective February 7, 1972. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr. Palusd - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. TAX ASSESSMENT OFFICE: Chief Clerk read correspondence from Paula Koren, Clerk in the Tax Assessment Office, stating that she is resigning, effective February 4, 1972. WASHINGTON CO. PRISON: Moved by Mr. Elish, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the following extra payroll for regular salaried employees at the Washington Co. Prison be approved for payment Name: Hourly Rate: Total Hours: Total Amount: Herbert Fenton $3-.16 8 $25.28 (due to the fact Clyde Gregg was laid off) Roll call .vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish -- Yes; Mr, Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. WASHINGTON CO. HOME & HOSPITAL: Moved by Mr. Elish, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the salaries of the following employees be set as indicated: Name: Robert C. Cummins, Orderly Charles R. Bebout, Orderly Arthur H. McNary, Jr., Housekeeper Christine Brennan, Laundry Worker Margaret A. Miller, Laundry Worker Wilbur G . Miller, Orderly Roll call vote taken: $2..00 per hour $2: 00 per hour $2. 00 per hour $2. 00 per hour $2. 00 per hour $2. 00 per hour Mr. Jones - Yes;. Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. January 20, 1972 January 27, 1972 February 3, 1972 February 1, 1972 February 7, 1972 February 3, 1972 1 1 Motion carried unanimously. 1 SALARY MINUTE BOOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN. JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTOlV COUNTY HOME FOR AGED WOMEN: Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Elish, that the salaries of the following housekeepers be set at $2. 00 per hour or $16.00 per day or $160. 00 bi-weekly, effective February 2, 1972: (part-time) Marie Seighman Ann Androsky Roll call vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr, Paluso - Yes; Mr, Elish - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. JUVENILE DETENTION HOME: Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Elish, that a voucher be prepared in the amount of $102. 00 for Daniel Luppino, Detention Home Counselor, who worked a total of 30 hours @ $3. 40 per hour for the dates from January 19, 1972 - January 29, 1972. Roll call vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. SHERIFF'S OFFICE: Moved by Mr. Debreczeni, seconded by Mr. Jones, that the following employees salaries be approved for payment: Name: Salary: John Olesky, Guard while transporting Mrs. Shirley O'Brien to Muncie, Pa, on January 31, 1972 - $20. 00 Catherine Carson, Matron for services as matron while transporting Annesta Kournasky to Mayview, January 24, 1972 = $20. 00 Olibia Contournakes, Matron for services as matron while transporting Mrs. Shirley O'Brien to Muncie, January 31, 1972 - $20. 00 _ Jack Ellenberger, Guard Inadvertently during guard duty at Charleroi Hospital the following hours were not entered and are now due - Guard Duty commencing November 6, 1971 endi ng November 17, 1971, 12 hours @ $2. 50 per hour - $30, 00 John Jochynek, Guard for services rendered to Sheriff's Office during trial of Paul Gilly, 4 shifts at $20. 00 per shift (Jan. 17, 18, 19, 24, 1972) - $80. 00 Roll call vote taken: Mr, Debreczeni - Yes; Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr. Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. �0 SALA,n1RY -M 1 N LUTE B,D D.K BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON' COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY CIVIL DEFENSE: . Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Paluso, that the salary of Vlasta Draper, Administrative Assistant, Washington County Civil Defense, be adjusted from the present $212. 00 bi-weekly to $233. 50 bi-weekly (One Increment) effective February 7, 197 ;, Roll call vote taken: Mr. Jones - Yes; Mr. Paluso - Yes; Mr. Elish - Yes; Mr, Flynn - Yes. Motion carried unanimously. (Discussion) Mr. Elish: At the last meeting, we approved raises in the Treasurer's Office for two girls and the secretary to Judge DiSa,lle and I was told not to give the raises, as Controller, because it has to have Wage Board approval. Are we putting the cart before the horse or the horse before the cart? I think the raises should go through. We should give these increment;, to the three people and then you decide on it. I have looked into the law and I think there is no problem of its meeting the approval of the board (the Federal setup). I think that they could get it without being approved. That is my interpretation. Mr. Flynn: The records show that a motion was made by the respective parties concerned. It very specifically says "subject to the approval of the Pay Board". I think I informed you yesterday or the day before yesterday, when you raised the question, that Mr. Whalen informed you that we couldn't pay them until we get approval. I told you yesterday, and I will repeat it for the records - that Mr. Murphy immediately called to the Regional /Office on Beau Street. I don't know the gentleman he spoke to. Mr. Murphy: I spoke to a gentleman and he referred me to the Pittsburgh Office. They handle this. Mr. Whalen sent a letter to the Pittsburgh Office and they are supposed to reply to us within three or four days. Mr. Flynn: Let me ask this please. He said to the best of his knowledge it wasn't permissible. Mr, Murphy: He said the effect of the 5% ra,ise went into effect December 27, and pay day was not until January 7. That would make that raise as of the 1972 year and there could not be any other raises during this period. For us to get clearance on that information, we are to write to the Wage Board in Pittsburgh and they could give us additional information. But from the office in Washington, it was not their understanding that there could be any additional raises granted during the year of 1972. Mr. Flynn: We immediately sent a letter to them, Mr. Elish, and as of yet we have received no reply. 1 1 SALARY MINUTE BOOK 71 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYL.VANIA MICHAEL R. FLYNN. JOHN P. BEVEC. JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Mr. Morgan: You made it very clear that there was a change in job classification? It wasn't the same job classification. Tiat they weren't in the same position they had been in. Is that correct, Mr. Whalen? Mr, Whalen: Well, on one of your employees there isn't a change in job classification. On the other one you have made a change from a clerk and assistant bookkeeper to a cashier and bookkeeper. But, in the other case your correspondence on that is consistent that the employee has been classified as cashier. Mr, Morgan: No, I believe that you will find out that she was originally put on as a clerk. Mr. Paluso: Let me ask a question, while we are waiting on that. Did I understand you correctly that after the Salary Board had voted on these things that you were told not to carry out the wishes of the Salary Board by someone else. Mr. Elish: We didn't put the raise on and this is the reason why I am asking, because they said it was subject to the approval of the Wage Board. The minute reads that way. Mr. Paluso: I'm wondering if tha.ts the case, we'd better go back to January 1 and all of those raises should be that way. How can you do this, Mr. Hormell? Are you advocating the authority of the board, that one person or any person can do this? Mr. Hormell: I'll try to answer it for you. The motion was made that these increases be paid subject to the approval of the Pay Board. Mr. Paluso: I don't recall. Let me look that motion up. Mr. Hormell: Therefore, until such time as you get the condition, which you attach to the motion, the controller should not pick them up. Mr, Paluso: In other words, if I question one of these raises granted January 6, 1972, I call to the Controller's Office and tell them not to pay it because it is subject to the Pay Board, they are all subject to the same thing. Mr. Hormell: The specific motion that was called to my attention that these raise increases, which I understand that you (Mr. Morgan voted yes; Mr. Flynn and Mr. Jones voted no). This is a peculiar motion, when it was made it was made subject to the approval. That does not preclude you from making motions not subject approval, if you wish. But this is the way that was done and consequently I was asked to interpret the same and I was asked my opinion on it and I said "no payment until you get the approval" and that is what I told Mr. Murphy. I did not say that it would be a valid motion. We are talking about prodecure here. You could very well make a motion and find out later that you were in trouble for having done it. Frankly, I think it was wise to make the motion as,, it was made, but that does not preclude you from having made it. Mr. Murphy: It was my understanding that this was approved by the Wage Board. It will be retroactive to the date of the motion. 2 SALARY -MINUTE ROOK BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. WASHINGTON COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA MICHAEL, R. Fi.YNN, JOHN P. BEVEC, JOHN MAZZA, COMMISSIONERS Mr. Hormell: I don't know. It is up to the board. Mr. Paluso: Well, wait a minute now. Lets get back to what I'm talking about. If thats the case, then how about all these others. Mr. Flynn: They were within the 5% realm. Mr. Paluso: The question that Mr. Murphy addressed to the Pay Board, correct me if I am wrong, did you say that they got a 5% ra.ise in December. The budget was prepared in December and that meant that no raises could be granted for the rest of the year. But all of these other people who are going through for the last six weeks in the same catagories, what about them? Mr. Flynn: Do you advise me, as Chairman of this Board, to recommend that we authori,:e payment? Mr. Elish: I want to explain myself. I thought I was voting for two people in the Treasurer's Office that we were putting in different job categories. As to Judge DiSalle's secretary, we didn't give her a raise. We were just raising her to what some of the other secretaries receive. This was my interpretation originally and when I voted for these three people. In looking into it further controls are concerned and talking to people who have a wide knowledge of this, there would be no problem in giving the raises to these persons. A limitation of 5 1 /2 % in a. position like we are in, with a thousand employees, is only limited in the effort not the individuals'. This is my interpretation. I think my opinion is, it will be valid and there will be no problem. Mr. Paluso: Did we receive any information on this? Mr. Whalen: No, we are due to receive a. reply from the Internal Revenue Service at any day at all. Mr. Morgan: Well, I can't see why we as elected officials and commissioners can go from $12, 000 to $17, 500 and thats permitted and two increments for some people is not permitted. Mr. Flynn: Well, thats approved by the Pay Board, Sir. The Salary increases granted to the public officials, row offices, commissioners and everybody was definitely approved by the Pay Board. Otherwise, we couldn't be receiving them. Is tlliere any further business gentlemen? Moved by Mr. Jones, seconded by Mr. Flynn, that the meeting adjourn. Meeting adjourned. THE FOREGOING MINUTE READ AND APPROVED: ATTEST: CHIEF CLERK , 1972 E 1