Pickaway County pays the inspector as an independent contractor. Brad Brad Lutz Pickaway County Administrator 139 West Franklin Street Circleville, OH 43113 PH (740)420-9373 FX (740)474-8988 blutz@pickaway.org<mailto:blutz@pickaway.org> www.pickawayboc.org<http://www.pickawayboc.org> From: Jones, Cathy [mailto:CJones@mahoningcountyoh.gov] Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2014 11:28 AM To: corsa-broadcast@corsa.org Subject: [CORSA-broadcast] County Apiary Inspector Please advise on your county's apiary inspector; ie: employee or independent contractor. ORC states we may appoint and if appointed, pay a "salary". Does everyone constitute this as being an employee and as such, accrue leave and PERS, covered under workers' compensation? Thanks. Cathy Jones Mahoning County Risk Manager 21 W Boardman St. Youngstown, OH 44503 Phone: 330-740-2130 Fax: 330-740-2667 cjones@mahoningcountyoh.gov<mailto:cjones@mahoningcountyoh.gov>