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Erie County moves to fill Tax Map–GIS specialist and hire surveyor to bolster engineer office
Summary
County Engineer Eric Dodrill presented recruitment requests March 10 to fill a Tax Map–GIS Specialist vacancy and hire a registered surveyor to address staffing shortfalls. The board approved both recruitment requests and praised GIS work.
Erie County Commissioners approved recruitment requests March 10 to fill a Tax Map–GIS Specialist vacancy and to hire a registered surveyor for the County Engineer’s Office.
County Engineer Eric Dodrill said the Tax Map–GIS Specialist position opened when Craig Hecht was elected Clerk of Courts. Dodrill told the board the specialist would work closely with Mark Wroblewski, the county’s GIS administrator, to modernize the county’s geospatial systems, scan long-standing vault records, and improve online public access to parcel and land-transfer information. Commissioners commended Wroblewski for building the county’s GIS system and supported filling the vacant role.
Dodrill also asked to reallocate funds to hire a registered surveyor after the office lost survey staff following reductions; the county has relied only on the County Engineer as its registered surveyor since 2019. Commissioners approved recruiting a surveyor to address current workload and future project survey needs.
Dodrill reported winter operations metrics for context: the Engineer’s Office plowed about 26,000 lane miles and used roughly 4,000 tons of salt and 3,600 gallons of salt brine this winter.
The board approved the recruitment requests during the regular session; personnel and hiring timelines will be managed through the county’s human resources and the Engineer’s Office.
