NORWICH – Beginning in 2012, the directors of Chenango County’s 25 governmental departments will be evaluated on their job performance.

Each supervisor received a copy of the official evaluation packet at a meeting of the board earlier this month. Supervisors who chair standing committees will be responsible for meeting with department directors and completing the forms.

According to Chenango County Clerk of the Board RC Woodford, members of the Personnel Committee would be determining how often the reviews will be made. They would most likely begin within the first three months of next year, he said.

Town of Smyrna Supervisor James B. Bays initially proposed the evaluation process to members of Personnel two years ago.

“We really needed to have this important management tool. It’s not necessarily a negative. There’s nothing wrong with determining where a department head thinks they are going,” he said yesterday.