NORWICH – Members of the Chenango County Board of Supervisors adopted next year’s $86 million spending plan with no objections last week, but one supervisor, City of Norwich’s James McNeil, D-Wards 1, 2 and 3, did attempt to cut a part-time assistant attorney position from the county attorney’s office staff.

The job, one of three assistant attorneys for Chenango County Attorney Alan Gordon, was previously held by newly-elected Chenango County Judge Frank Revoir. It pays about $40,000 with benefits.

McNeil said he has objected to what is known as the county attorney’s 3rd part-time assistant since the position was created back in 2006. “It is a matter of principle. I didn’t feel it was ever necessary. I don’t feel that there’s the workload that warrants the position and I never have,” he said.