NORWICH – The Chenango County Board of Supervisors agreed Monday to transfer $42,065 from a variety of different accounts within the Sheriff’s Office to pay for overtime expenses.
The move was questioned by Town of Preston Supervisor Peter C. Flanagan. “Is the staffing situation driving this? Are we short-staffed?” he asked Sheriff Thomas J. Loughren.
Loughren confirmed that his department had been short-staffed all year, particularly with corrections officers. The new facility on Upper Ravine Road in the Town of Norwich is currently down four, full-time positions.
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