Sheriff plans to rearrange duties, positions

Apr 16, 2014 at 03:03 am by Observer-Review


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Sheriff plans to rearrange duties, positions

YATES COUNTY—The Yates County Legislature voted Monday, April 14 to create, refill and abolish certain positions within the sheriff’s office. The position to be created includes one additional lieutenant deputy sheriff. County Administrator Sarah Purdy said there is currently only one lieutenant deputy sheriff position, which also needs to be filled due to a retirement. She said each of the lieutenants will oversee different roles, with one being for patrol and the other for criminal.
Purdy said the positions will be filled through the moving around of people within the department. She said prior to these resolutions being passed, there was only one lieutenant position, which was not physically held by anyone due to the recent retirement. The legislature also authorized filling a corrections officer position within the sheriff’s department. The position is currently vacant due to another retirement. The legislature also approved abolishing a sergeant deputy sheriff position.
Legislator William Holgate said the office is not adding more positions, but is instead shifting some duties around in order to become more efficient. Holgate said these new efficiencies have a projected savings of more than $10,000 to the county.
In other business:
• The legislature approved changing the time of their regular meetings from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. for the months of May through October.
• The legislature awarded a bid to G. DeVincentis & Sons Construction Company for the replacement of a bridge on Old East Lake Road that runs across a tributary to Keuka Lake. The Yates County Highway Department has $780,000 in their 2014 budget for this specific purpose. The project was awarded to G. DeVincentis & Sons Construction Company for their bid of $539,000.
• The county tabled a measure allowing the chairman to sign the Seneca Lake watershed management plan memorandum of understanding (MOU) for Seneca Lake municipalities. Purdy said the inter-municipal organization known as the Seneca Lake Partners of Five Counties (SLAP-5) had the proposal accepted by some towns, but the counties are hesitant to join because the program is specifically funded by the counties instead of the townships. The measure will be brought back before the legislature at next month’s meeting.

 

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