Committee Assignments

It's a new year, which means that the County Board elects a new Chair and Vice-Chair. Kathy Clark was reelected Chair unanimously, and after a close vote in which Kay Stuligross was not elected Vice-Chair (a post that Rich Murphy held before his retirement from the Board), Ed Frazier from Unadilla was unanimously elected Vice-Chair. He will also hold the key position of Chair of the Administration Committee (Admin).

Kathy Clark made the committee appointments as the meeting ended. After two years on the Human Services and Health and Education Committees, I'll be on four committees, like most of the other Board members. I'll stay with Human Services, and chair it, which is a great honor and a great responsibility. I'll also be on the Public Works Committee and the Manor Committee (which we all hope will disband sometime this summer, when the Manor is successfully sold).

I'll also be on the Performance Review and Goal-Setting Special Committee. This may prove to be the most interesting post, as all three members agreed, during our brief conversation after the meeting, that our top priority should be to begin work on designing a merit raise system in the County. This would create Board policy covering future M&C raises (see previous post) that will be more dependent on employee performance than current politics.

Let me know if you have any questions or concerns about any of these appointments. New committee appointments should be available here as soon as the page is updated.