NORWICH – Retiring Chenango County Treasurer and Budget Officer William E. Evans received a standing ovation for 24 years of service Monday at the final meeting of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors for 2010.

Evans was recognized for providing leadership and sound financial management to the residents of Chenango County “in the Evans family tradition,” stated a resolution that was adopted by the board. Bill Evans followed in the footsteps of his father Albert J. Evans, whose political career spanned from 1958-1986, and included many years as county treasurer.

Earlier this month, members of the Chenango County Financial Committee took the opportunity to praise the outgoing treasurer for keeping budget increases less than 1 percent every year and for growing county surplus.

“Chenango County owes you an awful lot for the position we are in,” said Finance Chairman Lawrence Wilcox, R-Oxford.

Evans entered politics and government at the age of 25 when he was elected councilman for the Town of Norwich. He served as town justice in the town and later became a member of the Norwich Industrial Development Association.