1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:07,400 salary board to order. >> I pledge allegiance to the flag of the 2 00:00:04,880 --> 00:00:13,400 United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation 3 00:00:10,520 --> 00:00:16,200 under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. 4 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:18,520 » Morning, everyone. >> Morning. 5 00:00:16,800 --> 00:00:22,240 » Housekeeping note, this meeting is being recorded. We'll start with 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:25,360 introductions. Mr. Moore. >> I'm Moore, I teach director. 7 00:00:24,040 --> 00:00:28,000 » Matt Bryer, treasurer. >> Rick Brown, solicitor. 8 00:00:26,520 --> 00:00:30,000 » Greg Gebauer, commissioner. >> Fritz Schucker, commissioner. 9 00:00:29,320 --> 00:00:33,280 » Morning, Matt here. >> Lisa Berry, commissioner. 10 00:00:31,320 --> 00:00:37,120 » Matt Straw, up planning chief clerk. >> Natalie Anders, office administrator. 11 00:00:35,520 --> 00:00:41,680 » Bob Groh, district attorney. >> Bob Keltz, road bureau. 12 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:46,280 » Thank you, ladies and gentlemen. Uh as a matter of formality, commissioner 13 00:00:44,080 --> 00:00:50,480 Fritz Schucker, Matthew Weisenberry, and Greg Gebauer, along with the treasurer 14 00:00:48,080 --> 00:00:54,760 Matthew Bryer, comprise members of the Elk County Salary Board. The board also 15 00:00:52,760 --> 00:00:59,640 consists of other elected officials and directors when matters arise concerning 16 00:00:57,200 --> 00:01:02,480 their department. The chair of the Salary Board is Fritz 17 00:01:01,040 --> 00:01:05,880 Schucker. She is chair for the County Commissioners. 18 00:01:03,760 --> 00:01:09,640 We have an agenda in front of us, um gentlemen. 19 00:01:07,480 --> 00:01:12,240 A motion to approve that or suggest any changes? 20 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:14,360 » I move to approve. >> Second. 21 00:01:12,880 --> 00:01:17,840 » We have a motion and a second. Thank you. All those in favor signify by 22 00:01:16,600 --> 00:01:20,320 saying I. >> I. 23 00:01:18,520 --> 00:01:24,480 » I. Motion carries. There is no old business. Under new bus- 24 00:01:23,080 --> 00:01:29,000 business, we have a request by our district attorney for a paid internship 25 00:01:26,960 --> 00:01:34,920 contract with Ridgway Area School District school student, Nathan Steger 26 00:01:31,360 --> 00:01:40,360 Jr., at a rate of $14 per hour, 2 and 1/2 hours per day, 15 hours per week. 27 00:01:38,120 --> 00:01:44,800 Funding secured through Act 13 as approved by the courts. Um Mr. District 28 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:48,000 Attorney, any other information? >> No, I just think that I obviously on 29 00:01:46,240 --> 00:01:52,040 here it specifies Ridgway Area School District and Nathan Steger. My plan is 30 00:01:50,240 --> 00:01:55,480 at the next we have our budget meetings to have this be a position that 31 00:01:53,600 --> 00:02:00,040 continues. So, if it is approved for today, um to add it to reach out to the, 32 00:01:58,240 --> 00:02:02,880 uh, I know that some of the issues that brought to light here with the lack of, 33 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:06,240 uh, time that we had to kind of consider 34 00:02:04,360 --> 00:02:10,479 this a career book, but my goal would be to reach out to the guidance counselors 35 00:02:08,200 --> 00:02:13,840 of each of the, uh, four area schools, let them know that this position would 36 00:02:11,920 --> 00:02:18,200 be available. If they have seniors that are willing to do that to app- to apply 37 00:02:16,000 --> 00:02:22,520 and have more kids to consider to bring more kids into, um, 38 00:02:20,280 --> 00:02:26,360 to my office, see what lawyers do, to gain insightful experience, and 39 00:02:24,120 --> 00:02:31,320 hopefully have more lawyers that return to our area. So, I know that this is 40 00:02:29,080 --> 00:02:35,160 specific to Mr. Steger, but my goal is for this to be county-wide going forward 41 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:36,800 for that benefit, just so that everyone understands that. 42 00:02:36,200 --> 00:02:41,040 » That's great. >> And then, so far, obviously, uh, Nathan 43 00:02:38,959 --> 00:02:44,040 has been with us for, uh, about a week and a half since school 44 00:02:42,160 --> 00:02:46,760 started. Um, obviously, I have him observing some 45 00:02:45,320 --> 00:02:50,520 things, but he job shadowed me four times in the school year in summer last 46 00:02:48,560 --> 00:02:55,000 year, so he understands. Uh, he's been starting to do some, uh, work for 47 00:02:52,520 --> 00:02:58,480 preparing for court, some technological things that we utilize in terms of 48 00:02:56,840 --> 00:03:02,920 downloading videos and getting evidence prepared for hearing. So, already seeing 49 00:03:00,720 --> 00:03:06,160 the benefit of having him there. Um, and I think the good thing is it's not a 50 00:03:03,959 --> 00:03:09,920 whole day, so it's I can get a lot in that two and a half hours. Okay. 51 00:03:08,200 --> 00:03:13,640 » So, does he come in after school? >> He comes in at 8:30 every day. He goes 52 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:16,280 in for his first period, he comes out here for three periods, and then returns 53 00:03:15,080 --> 00:03:19,920 back to the school at 11:30. >> Oh, great. So, it's 54 00:03:18,800 --> 00:03:22,519 » So, he's a senior. He actually has all of his credits, but he would, you know, 55 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:25,280 it just works out that he has the mornings. It works out cuz that's 56 00:03:23,640 --> 00:03:27,800 usually when we have court hearings. So, that's all. 57 00:03:26,200 --> 00:03:30,560 » Is Is this part of the school-to-work program? 58 00:03:28,280 --> 00:03:33,640 » Yes. Yes. Yeah, and unfortunately, I think that we raised some issues that he 59 00:03:32,239 --> 00:03:37,080 wasn't approved for the school-to-work program till two weeks before the school 60 00:03:35,040 --> 00:03:40,239 started. So, we had not contemplated. That's why the expedited manner of 61 00:03:38,560 --> 00:03:44,360 getting this position was brought up. Like I said, my goal is to avoid that 62 00:03:42,280 --> 00:03:46,760 going forward and to know who we're going to have and have that worked out 63 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:49,480 before we run into these issues again. 64 00:03:48,320 --> 00:03:51,920 » Will there be an eligibility requirement through the 65 00:03:51,200 --> 00:03:53,080 school? >> Correct. 66 00:03:52,480 --> 00:03:55,800 » Yeah, that's what I mean. >> So, these people qualify for the 67 00:03:54,880 --> 00:03:58,600 school-to-work program. >> Correct. But, they have to have their 68 00:03:57,240 --> 00:04:01,680 credits, things like that, all done. They have to be on board to graduate. 69 00:04:00,520 --> 00:04:05,320 So, this is kind of like a to their benefit to have you on staff. 70 00:04:04,000 --> 00:04:08,600 Usually, I know through Ridgeway, our school district only offers to I believe 71 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:12,680 seniors that have met those requirements. So. 72 00:04:11,160 --> 00:04:17,160 » And is there an agreement then between your office and the school district? 73 00:04:14,640 --> 00:04:20,440 » No. No. I All I had to do was sign the school-to-work paperwork just saying we 74 00:04:18,799 --> 00:04:24,560 approve, but there's no agreement set in stone like uh 75 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:27,560 he has to follow the terms of their uh their school-to-work program. If he 76 00:04:26,080 --> 00:04:31,919 violates it or does anything to the contrary to that, then he would have to 77 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:36,640 go back to school and go to class. So. >> How do you handle confidentiality? 78 00:04:34,200 --> 00:04:40,000 » With him? I Well, one, we had a conversation with him about that getting 79 00:04:38,120 --> 00:04:43,200 up to it. Um making sure that he understood some of the things that he'll 80 00:04:41,600 --> 00:04:47,280 see obviously can't be repeated, especially juvenile hearings that are 81 00:04:44,880 --> 00:04:50,880 not open to the public. Um I let him know that any sort of disclosure 82 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:53,640 happened, he would be in my current employment be terminated and have to go 83 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:57,480 back to school until he realizes that. So. Um with all of our staff, those are 84 00:04:55,800 --> 00:05:01,640 conversations I have with every new hire as part of our job. I think he fully 85 00:04:59,680 --> 00:05:06,960 understands and appreciates that and that that is directly tied to his 86 00:05:03,840 --> 00:05:10,800 ability to keep this position. So. Um if if something would happen tomorrow, it 87 00:05:08,640 --> 00:05:14,760 would be done. I'd notify the school. He'd have to go to school for 8 hours. 88 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:18,360 So. I think that obviously he would be to his detriment to speak about that. 89 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:24,240 So. >> Well, would the uh 90 00:05:21,080 --> 00:05:27,960 would the uh eligible people have Do you know if they do have to be 18? 91 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:30,400 » No, they don't. See, he's only 17. >> Oh, okay. 92 00:05:28,680 --> 00:05:33,600 » Yeah, just They just My At least with Ridgeway, I'm not sure about the other 93 00:05:31,760 --> 00:05:36,760 schools, they had to be a senior, they had to be uh have all their credits 94 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:40,120 completed, necessary credits completed so they can graduate on time. That makes 95 00:05:38,480 --> 00:05:42,440 them available to us. So. 96 00:05:42,960 --> 00:05:51,400 » Well, I know the county has a shortage of attorneys. So, I think this is a 97 00:05:48,360 --> 00:05:53,960 commendable way of opening some pathways perhaps. So, 98 00:05:52,760 --> 00:05:59,160 » Yeah, I think it's good. Like I in the last year I had 10 separate students 99 00:05:56,920 --> 00:06:02,040 from the county job shadow me from all four of the high schools. 100 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:06,320 Um it would be nice now when I have those students coming in next year to 101 00:06:04,600 --> 00:06:10,120 let them know that this is open and available to them 102 00:06:07,880 --> 00:06:14,160 going forward. I really want to do it. So, my goal is to I can't guarantee kids 103 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:17,040 are going to come back to the area, but my goal is to have them 104 00:06:16,280 --> 00:06:19,600 Yeah. >> They they think you about it at least. 105 00:06:18,400 --> 00:06:24,000 » Yeah, at the very least. And I think that um every every person, including 106 00:06:22,200 --> 00:06:28,880 the judge, the police officers, other attorneys, court staff have have 107 00:06:27,240 --> 00:06:32,240 told Nathan a million times that we need lawyers here and that you can easily be 108 00:06:30,480 --> 00:06:35,760 successful by coming back to this area. So, we have a lot of promotion for that. 109 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:40,120 I mean, Attorney Brown can tell you that there's not many of us left anymore. 110 00:06:41,960 --> 00:06:45,760 Yeah. Yeah. 111 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:50,520 » Yeah, and good good attorneys. >> Right. Yeah. 112 00:06:47,000 --> 00:06:50,520 » We have a dearth of good attorneys. 113 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:57,880 » I'll learn fine. I'll learn fine. I'm already recording. I don't know if 114 00:06:55,320 --> 00:07:01,240 they were recording that. I just think it's beneficial and I'm I'm 115 00:06:59,760 --> 00:07:04,520 happy that we were able to do that. And again, I appreciate all the efforts. 116 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:13,880 » That's great. >> Any other comments, questions? 117 00:07:11,080 --> 00:07:16,680 » Uh in regards to the wage rate, $14 is the approved fee or rate. 118 00:07:15,919 --> 00:07:20,000 » Uh that's the rate that the county's been 119 00:07:18,360 --> 00:07:25,320 using for uh in all of the previous 120 00:07:22,200 --> 00:07:29,280 instances with uh interns. So, that's how we 121 00:07:26,480 --> 00:07:31,720 arrived at that rate. >> Perfect. 122 00:07:32,000 --> 00:07:38,680 So, hearing no other questions or comments, I'll look for a motion to 123 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:44,280 approve request for this paid internship contract with um Nathan Steger Jr. 124 00:07:43,080 --> 00:07:47,680 And this will go through the school year. 125 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,680 » Yes, correct. 126 00:07:48,880 --> 00:07:52,120 » I move. >> Second. 127 00:07:50,680 --> 00:07:55,160 » We have a motion and a second. Thank you. All those in favor signify by 128 00:07:53,800 --> 00:07:59,080 saying I. >> I. 129 00:07:55,600 --> 00:08:02,920 » I. Motion carries. So, um I would invite you 130 00:08:00,160 --> 00:08:04,520 um to bring Nathan to a meeting at some point. 131 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:08,520 » Yes, I brought him over. He met everyone, but you forgot to take your 132 00:08:06,520 --> 00:08:11,280 oath that day. But, I also I had indicated to Beth that I think it'd be 133 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:15,320 be something that I think would be beneficial to have a a photo taken with 134 00:08:13,480 --> 00:08:18,400 the commissioners and putting on social media just to 135 00:08:16,640 --> 00:08:21,720 uh make everyone in the community aware that this is available. They and however 136 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,280 we want to tailor it, they have any inquiries, they can be directed to my 137 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:28,520 office. But, I'd like to get it out there so that uh students for next year 138 00:08:26,440 --> 00:08:32,560 can kind of have this in their mind going into the next school 139 00:08:30,280 --> 00:08:37,599 year. >> He could be a fun attorney. 140 00:08:35,599 --> 00:08:40,360 » Yeah. Yeah, he I think when that when Commissioner Mary asked him why he 141 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:44,320 wanted to be an attorney, he said he liked to argue. 142 00:08:42,360 --> 00:08:48,440 I mean, that's that's exactly that's a requisite for this job. 143 00:08:46,240 --> 00:08:48,440 » Great. 144 00:08:48,480 --> 00:08:54,720 So, yes. I'm sorry I missed him. Um new business number two, approval of 145 00:08:52,640 --> 00:09:01,080 job description for the part-time district attorney intern. So, we have a 146 00:08:58,200 --> 00:09:09,200 um job description that's been prepared by our HR department, uh Pat Straw, and 147 00:09:05,440 --> 00:09:11,680 with Bo's input and cooperation. Any um questions or 148 00:09:11,000 --> 00:09:14,400 changes? >> No, I but you any recommended change I 149 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:18,120 didn't have any recommended changes prior to being submitted. It's in line 150 00:09:16,160 --> 00:09:22,000 with what I expect that position to be doing. 151 00:09:19,280 --> 00:09:25,400 The intern with my office, so. >> Awesome. 152 00:09:23,720 --> 00:09:29,680 Have you had a chance, Beth? >> I've got some touch-up to do. 153 00:09:27,000 --> 00:09:29,680 » All right. Description. 154 00:09:33,040 --> 00:09:37,400 » Oh, would you Oh, would you just sign that as well? 155 00:09:35,360 --> 00:09:39,840 » Yes, sir. It's a line for both of that. >> That would be 156 00:09:37,680 --> 00:09:39,840 » be cute. 157 00:09:40,040 --> 00:09:45,400 » Yeah. He likes to argue. 158 00:09:44,160 --> 00:09:49,240 » Runs in the family. >> Yes, it does. 159 00:09:46,880 --> 00:09:53,960 With a big grin on their face. That's good stuff. That'll get you. 160 00:09:51,080 --> 00:09:56,520 » Yeah, especially his grandmother. I love him. 161 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:01,960 Is he Charlie's nephew? >> That's her 162 00:10:01,240 --> 00:10:04,360 » grandson. >> Grandson. 163 00:10:05,880 --> 00:10:13,480 I am. >> Looks just like fall, don't they? Yeah. 164 00:10:10,520 --> 00:10:13,480 » They all have smiles. 165 00:10:17,440 --> 00:10:23,200 » I think it's a great partnership, Outreach. 166 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:27,560 » I just wish that the I wish that the schools were a little 167 00:10:25,160 --> 00:10:31,560 ahead of where they are, you know? I think that's a a big ask for 168 00:10:29,960 --> 00:10:35,280 3 weeks before the school starts to kind of get this If we're anyone in this 169 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:38,920 position, we're already there. They're already there. Yeah. 170 00:10:37,320 --> 00:10:41,480 So, that's why I want to make sure that get out there as soon as we 171 00:10:40,600 --> 00:10:45,440 » Awesome. So, we're our representative. 172 00:10:45,800 --> 00:10:50,480 » Spring Branch. >> Yeah, they're all listed there. 173 00:10:47,720 --> 00:10:55,720 » How was your intern this year? >> She's still working. She's up to 3 days 174 00:10:52,120 --> 00:10:55,720 now. She's got it. She's 175 00:10:56,000 --> 00:11:03,240 She's about to start law school. She's working for us 3 days a week here 176 00:11:01,200 --> 00:11:07,839 in the She's pretty active. 177 00:11:06,160 --> 00:11:10,720 social media She graduated. 178 00:11:09,480 --> 00:11:13,720 It's great. >> Another great partnership, and she's a 179 00:11:12,200 --> 00:11:17,960 law She's made up, right? >> She's employed, but she's looking to 180 00:11:15,440 --> 00:11:20,920 rent a house. >> Awesome. 181 00:11:19,560 --> 00:11:25,960 Sounds good. So, I would look for a motion to approve that job description 182 00:11:23,240 --> 00:11:28,839 for part-time district attorney intern. >> So moved. 183 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:32,280 » So, a motion and second. Thank you. All those in favor signify by saying I. 184 00:11:31,400 --> 00:11:36,000 » I. I. >> I. motion to close. 185 00:11:33,760 --> 00:11:41,520 » Thank you. Question from the press? Comments from taxpayers? 186 00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:45,000 Motion to adjourn the meeting. I'll make that motion. 187 00:11:43,480 --> 00:11:51,120 Meeting adjourned. Next meeting is October 1, 2026. I 188 00:11:48,280 --> 00:11:51,120 spring my gavel.