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Cheektowaga supervisors debate options to cover deputy highway superintendent duties after position was cut
Summary
Town leaders and Highway Superintendent Rick Gruzniak debated reinstating the deputy highway superintendent role, using a stipend for a foreman, or reallocating budget lines after the title was removed; concerns included past misuse of the role, current staffing strains and potential costs.
Town Supervisor (unnamed in transcript) opened the Dec. 10 work session by asking the board to consider how to cover the duties of a deputy highway superintendent after the position was removed from the budget earlier this year. Highway Superintendent Rick Gruzniak told the board he has run the department without a deputy since Jan. 1 and described staffing strains during snow events, equipment repairs and daily payroll oversight.
The discussion centered on three options: re-establishing a full-time deputy position, offering a stipend for a foreman to carry out deputy duties, or contracting or designating an outside part-time person. Gruzniak said pulling a foreman off crews to cover administrative work would reduce field productivity and that a part-time…
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