Supervisors OK pay raises
NORWICH – Chenango County’s supervisors on Tuesday promised themselves and the majority of their full-time employees 3 percent raises next year, in addition to $500 for full-timers.
Most part-timers received 4 percent increases.
Prior to the board’s vote, Supervisor James B. Bays, D-Smyrna, made a motion to amend the compensation schedule resolution, calling for supervisors to forego their own increases next year.
Bays said when he served previously as supervisor from 1988 to 1992, the work sessions lasted longer. “I remember working well into the afternoon,” he said. “Now, with the committee system taking care of most of the business, the process is better but doesn’t take as long.”
Bays’ motion was seconded by Peter C. Flanagan, D-Preston, a supervisor who has often in years past objected to receiving a raise.
The vote was 8 yes, 13 no, 2 absent. Voting for the failed amendment were: George G. Coates, I-Columbus; Rick E. Chase, D-Bainbridge; David C. Law, R-Norwich; James J. McNeil, D-City of Norwich Wards 1,2 and 3; David J. Messineo, D-Otselic; Jerry L. Kreiner, R-Plymouth; Flanagan and Bays. The supervisors from Pitcher and Sherburne were absent.
A sampling of salaries paid full-time county employees: District Attorney $119,800; County Attorney $97,015; Sheriff $67,243; Social Services Commissioner $63,085; Mental Health Director $86,105; County Clerk $52,923; Director of Public Works $78,645; Staff Psychiatrist $136,280 and Deputy Treasurer $61,026.
In other business yesterday, the Chenango County Board of Supervisors ratified a labor contract with the Chenango County Sheriff’s Employees Association for the 2005-2009 time-period. The agreement covers working conditions, wages, and benefits for county employees represented by the association.
The former Sheriff’s Association split earlier this year into two unions: the Chenango County Law Enforcement Association and the Sheriff’s Employees Association, Inc. Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard E. Decker, who served as the county’s chief negotiator, said the talks took longer than expected but were mutually satisfactory.
The base wage, or starting rate, for a corrections office is $14.17 per hour. The starting rate for a public safety dispatcher is $13.85 per hour.
In addition, the board agreed to remove the top position in the Buildings and Grounds Department from the Civil Services Employees Association. The change was made, according to officials, to attract candidates for the position as well as give the county more control.
“Just because they can pass an exam to get the position, doesn’t make them qualified for the job. With the union, we are locked in. Our hands are tied,” City of Norwich Supervisor Linda E. Natoli said.
Dennis Brown, D-Pharsalia, said the department head should be in the same position as other department heads in county government. “We’ve been working on this for a long time. This is now a $1 million department. Having the superintendent in the same union as his staff ... that relationship doesn’t allow him to be successful. With that kinds of money, what he spends and does is very important to us,” said Brown.
Bays, who questioned the move but voted for it, said Chenango County might face some opposition regarding it at the state level.
Most part-timers received 4 percent increases.
Prior to the board’s vote, Supervisor James B. Bays, D-Smyrna, made a motion to amend the compensation schedule resolution, calling for supervisors to forego their own increases next year.
Bays said when he served previously as supervisor from 1988 to 1992, the work sessions lasted longer. “I remember working well into the afternoon,” he said. “Now, with the committee system taking care of most of the business, the process is better but doesn’t take as long.”
Bays’ motion was seconded by Peter C. Flanagan, D-Preston, a supervisor who has often in years past objected to receiving a raise.
The vote was 8 yes, 13 no, 2 absent. Voting for the failed amendment were: George G. Coates, I-Columbus; Rick E. Chase, D-Bainbridge; David C. Law, R-Norwich; James J. McNeil, D-City of Norwich Wards 1,2 and 3; David J. Messineo, D-Otselic; Jerry L. Kreiner, R-Plymouth; Flanagan and Bays. The supervisors from Pitcher and Sherburne were absent.
A sampling of salaries paid full-time county employees: District Attorney $119,800; County Attorney $97,015; Sheriff $67,243; Social Services Commissioner $63,085; Mental Health Director $86,105; County Clerk $52,923; Director of Public Works $78,645; Staff Psychiatrist $136,280 and Deputy Treasurer $61,026.
In other business yesterday, the Chenango County Board of Supervisors ratified a labor contract with the Chenango County Sheriff’s Employees Association for the 2005-2009 time-period. The agreement covers working conditions, wages, and benefits for county employees represented by the association.
The former Sheriff’s Association split earlier this year into two unions: the Chenango County Law Enforcement Association and the Sheriff’s Employees Association, Inc. Board of Supervisors Chairman Richard E. Decker, who served as the county’s chief negotiator, said the talks took longer than expected but were mutually satisfactory.
The base wage, or starting rate, for a corrections office is $14.17 per hour. The starting rate for a public safety dispatcher is $13.85 per hour.
In addition, the board agreed to remove the top position in the Buildings and Grounds Department from the Civil Services Employees Association. The change was made, according to officials, to attract candidates for the position as well as give the county more control.
“Just because they can pass an exam to get the position, doesn’t make them qualified for the job. With the union, we are locked in. Our hands are tied,” City of Norwich Supervisor Linda E. Natoli said.
Dennis Brown, D-Pharsalia, said the department head should be in the same position as other department heads in county government. “We’ve been working on this for a long time. This is now a $1 million department. Having the superintendent in the same union as his staff ... that relationship doesn’t allow him to be successful. With that kinds of money, what he spends and does is very important to us,” said Brown.
Bays, who questioned the move but voted for it, said Chenango County might face some opposition regarding it at the state level.
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