Lucas County approves personnel appointments, promotions and abolishments after executive session

After an executive session on June 2 to discuss personnel matters and pending or imminent court action, the Lucas County Board of Commissioners approved a set of personnel actions affecting several county departments.

Trent Breuer, director of human resources, presented the personnel items. The board appointed John Wenzlick to the unclassified, non-bargaining unit position of Budget Director in the Office of Management and Budget at $70.23 per hour. Louis Agmang was appointed to a full-time bargaining-unit network support specialist position (JFS bargaining unit pay grade 31 step 1) at $23.34 per hour. Amber Gardner was appointed to the non-bargaining-unit Personnel Officer 1 position to support the JFS HR team at $26.22 per hour with a 180-day probationary period.

The board promoted Kathy LeMay to Time and Labor Specialist 2 (non-bargaining unit) at $28.87 per hour with a 90-day probationary period. Commissioners also approved organizational changes: abolishment of a vacant non-bargaining-unit Time and Labor Specialist 1 position in HR, addition of a full-time assistant facilities coordinator position (NBU pay grade 24), abolishment of a vacant unclassified director of emergency services position (management salary schedule 7), and several part-time abolishments in EMS EMA citing lack of work and referencing ORC procedures.

Commissioner Gerken moved the motion to approve the personnel actions; Commissioners Lopez and Cabecki voted yes. The human resources director indicated required probationary periods and collective bargaining procedural steps where applicable.