Board recognizes retiring supervisors and staff; members reflect on service and community
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Summary
Supervisors and staff were recognized for long service and departing supervisors gave farewell remarks; members also raised concerns about jail mental health funding and thanked frontline workers during the holidays.
The board used part of its Dec. 19 meeting to recognize multiple retiring employees and supervisors. The clerk read recognition resolutions for Daniel B. Shaw (Town of Easton), Charles H. Tall and others; supervisors and other officials offered brief remarks and photographs were taken for some honorees.
Several supervisors thanked long-serving county employees and volunteers. A speaker who identified long service in DPW solid waste and other departments was acknowledged; not all retirees were present to accept in person.
In supervisor comments, members also thanked frontline workers (deputies, plow drivers) for service over the holiday and discussed public events marking the county's 250th. One supervisor criticized state policy that shifted mental-health responsibilities to counties, noting the county has placed funds for psychological services in the jail budget and arguing this should be a state responsibility. "That $500,000 that you just put down is part of that," the supervisor said, expressing concern about local costs stemming from reduced state institutional capacity.
What changed: Recognitions were adopted by resolution; remarks highlighted community service and flagged budget pressure for jail mental-health services. No formal policy changes were adopted during the comments section.
Next steps: Recognitions stand as formal resolutions in county records; the fiscal and programmatic questions raised about jail mental-health funding will remain for future budget and policy deliberations.