Putnam County Personnel Committee pre-files multiple personnel and budget transfers; votes at a glance

The Putnam County Personnel Committee on April 23 pre-filed a slate of resolutions covering personnel reclassifications, fund transfers and budget reallocations and noted routine accident and incident reports.

Chairwoman Addonizio opened the meeting at 6:00 p.m. and the committee approved minutes from Nov. 12, 2025, Feb. 10, 2026 and March 11, 2026.

Sheriff Brian Hess said his office requested and received permission to reallocate and reconstruct a position, moving a Senior Office Assistant into a Principal Office Assistant role. Chairwoman Addonizio moved to pre-file the necessary resolution; Legislator Russo seconded and the motion passed with the committee voting "All in favor." The transcript records the committee vote as "All in favor" but does not provide a roll-call tally.

Patricia McLoughlin, Director of Real Property, asked to increase hours for a part-time assessment clerk to address workload demands; she initially described an increase to 35 hours but the fund transfer was confirmed to increase the position from 25 to 30 hours. Legislator Sayegh pressed about whether the change includes full-time benefits; McLoughlin confirmed benefits will be provided. The committee pre-filed the resolution; vote recorded as "All in favor."

Sara Servadio, Commissioner of the Department of Social Services, said a fund transfer is needed to cover mandated CPS-related overtime after a steady increase in child-protective cases over the past year. Resident Michael Strauss asked why cases are rising; Servadio attributed the uptick to seasonal variation and increased public awareness about appropriate CPS referrals. The committee pre-filed that transfer and another to compensate a temporary employee; both motions passed "All in favor."

Chairwoman Addonizio noted a Finance transfer to increase the District Attorney’s salary pursuant to Judiciary Law 183-a and moved to pre-file the resolution; the motion passed "All in favor." Thomas Feighery, Commissioner of Public Works, explained a $6,000 decrease in estimated revenue tied to the County Soil & Water budget would be directed to the Soil and Water Conservation District Board. Cassandra Roth, chairperson of that board, said she appreciated the consideration and raised a concern about the board’s ability to hire a District Manager in the future; Personnel staff said they could create any needed titles and noted county and non‑county positions use different classification numbers.

The committee also received accident and incident reports "duly noted." With no further business, Chairwoman Addonizio moved to adjourn at 7:00 p.m.; the motion passed "All in favor." The minutes were submitted by PILOT Intern Molly Hall.

Votes at a glance: • Item #3 — Acceptance of minutes (Nov. 12, 2025; Feb. 10, 2026; Mar. 11, 2026): approved as submitted; mover not specified in transcript; outcome recorded as "All in favor." (provenance: SEG 007–SEG 008) • Item #4 — Fund Transfer 26T055, Sheriff’s Office — reallocate Senior Office Assistant to Principal Office Assistant: motion to pre-file by Chairwoman Addonizio; seconded by Legislator Russo; outcome: approved ("All in favor"). (provenance: SEG 009–SEG 010) • Item #5 — Fund Transfer 26T070, Real Property — increase part-time assessment clerk hours (corrected in discussion from an initial misstatement to an increase from 25 to 30 hours): motion to pre-file by Chairwoman Addonizio; seconded by Legislator Russo; outcome: approved ("All in favor"). (provenance: SEG 011–SEG 014) • Item #6 — Fund Transfer 26T071, Dept. of Social Services — CPS mandated overtime: motion to pre-file by Chairwoman Addonizio; outcome: approved ("All in favor"). (provenance: SEG 015–SEG 016) • Item #7 — Fund Transfer 26T094, Dept. of Social Services — compensate temporary employee: motion to pre-file by Chairwoman Addonizio; outcome: approved ("All in favor"). (provenance: SEG 017–SEG 020) • Item #8 — Fund Transfer 26T084, Finance — increase District Attorney salary pursuant to Judiciary Law 183-a: motion to pre-file by Chairwoman Addonizio; outcome: approved ("All in favor"). (provenance: SEG 021–SEG 022) • Item #9 — Budgetary Amendment 26A024, DPW — reallocate & eliminate 2026 County Soil & Water budget: motion to pre-file by Chairwoman Addonizio; outcome: approved ("All in favor"). (provenance: SEG 023–SEG 025)

Note: The transcript records committee approvals as "All in favor" for the listed items but does not provide individual roll-call vote tallies for each motion. The committee discussed but did not finalize the Health Department reorganization during this segment (see separate story).