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Town board debates work-from-home policy and supervisor's office coverage; controller opinion cited

5325511 · July 7, 2025
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Summary

Grand Island trustees discussed whether to restrict ad-hoc teleworking, ensure equal treatment among employees, and require the supervisor's office to maintain in-person coverage; the town controller's opinion that the board sets hours was raised.

Grand Island trustees spent a lengthy portion of the workshop debating whether remote work should be limited and how the supervisor's office should be staffed during regular hours.

A councilmember said the town should limit informal, self-authorized work-from-home arrangements and suggested that only Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) accommodations or board-approved exceptions be permitted. Another board member said the practice that grew out of the COVID period has created morale issues because…

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