Interim buildings, grounds director named
The Washington County Salary Board Thursday named Janet Osiecki interim director of buildings and grounds.
The prorated $52,335 annual salary is retroactive to Dec. 14.
Until she was named interim director, Osiecki was maintenance coordinator for the department, which oversees the county complex in Washington and the health center in Arden.
According to salary board action taken by the commissioners and County Controller Michael Namie, the interim position is to be abolished when a candidate is selected to be director.
The position was held by Gary Bertosh, 54, of South Strabane Township, until he was terminated last month. Upset that county health insurance did not cover a prescription medication, city police charged Bertosh with making threats, among other statements.
Bertosh, who remains free on his own recognizance, has a preliminary hearing scheduled for later this month.