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Civil Service Committee approves DPW appointments after debate over hiring, salaries and budget transparency
Summary
Buffalo’s Civil Service Committee approved appointments for Department of Public Works positions after an extended debate about staffing needs, overtime, and the city’s budget shortfall. Committee members pressed officials for clearer salary information and a distinction between essential and nonessential hires.
The Buffalo City Civil Service Committee voted to approve appointments for positions in the Department of Public Works (DPW) after a lengthy discussion about staffing levels, overtime and the city’s broader budget shortfall.
The committee approved items 2 through 11 — appointments covering truck drivers, sanitation workers, station engineers and other DPW roles — after members pressed administration officials to explain why so many positions were seeking approval now amid a reported multimillion-dollar deficit.
Committee members said they wanted clearer information on how long vacancies have persisted, which roles are mission-critical and whether hiring would reduce costly overtime. "The salary is $57,821," Ray Nosworthy, acting commissioner of administration and finance, said when correcting a typographical error on a certificate of appointment for a confidential secretary. Nosworthy also said personnel requisitions are routed through his office, where staff checks that positions are budgeted…
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