County Government Staffing Update
Summary
The Salary Board reshuffled county positions — cutting some clerk and probation posts, adding a grant-funded GIS specialist, and clearing the way for hires in the DA's office, prison, and public safety.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 6
- Last 30 days
- 0
Last discussed Jul 9, 2026.
Impact analysis
Mostly cost-neutral; the new GIS job is 100% grant funded.
Departments getting rightsized and the new hires with jobs.
The Financial Management director position is eliminated.
Mentions & discussions (6)
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-07-09
The landfill and Public Defender's office are now fully staffed, though the prison and 911 center still have openings. A recent job fair aimed at filling those gaps.
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-06-18
Four new prison guards are coming on board plus a planner, facilities coordinator, and a new Conservation District Manager from Bradford County — Commissioner Metzger welcomed the reinforcements.
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-04-02
New part-time positions in the DA's office (still down four attorneys), courts, custodial services and treasurer's office — while the full-time Director of Financial Management job was eliminated.
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-03-19
Longtime planner Jerry Walls warned that staffing changes in Planning & Community Development could hurt the county's ability to win state and federal grants. Commissioners said the department is being revamped, not cut, and is gaining new talent including a zoning officer.
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-02-19
The Salary Board reshuffled county positions — cutting some clerk and probation posts, adding a grant-funded GIS specialist, and clearing the way for hires in the DA's office, prison, and public safety.
Board of Commissioners Video — 2026-01-05
A retired DPS Administrative Specialist is returning part-time, temporarily, to train her successor in a role that handles a lot of county revenue. A commissioner publicly thanked her for coming back.
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