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Chautauqua County committee opposes Governor's order barring hiring of terminated state corrections employees
Summary
The Public Safety Committee passed a resolution opposing New York Executive Order 47.3, which the county says bars municipalities from hiring certain former state corrections employees; the resolution authorizes the county executive and law department to protect the county's home rule and hiring authority.
The Chautauqua County Public Safety Committee voted to oppose New York Executive Order 47.3, which the county says prohibits municipalities from hiring corrections employees terminated by the state for participating in an illegal strike. The resolution also authorizes the county executive and the county law department to "take any necessary steps to protect the county's interest relating to its home rule powers and hiring authority."
County Executive P.J. Wendell described the executive order as extending beyond state employment to bar terminated corrections officers from any municipal job in New York state, saying the governor "has been quoted saying they will never work in New…
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