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Wyoming County adopts FOIL employee-notification and new gender-based violence workplace policy
Summary
The Board adopted a policy to notify current employees when disciplinary records are subject to FOIL requests and a Domestic and Gender-Based Violence workplace policy designed to be survivor-centered, trauma-informed and applicable countywide; both policies effective immediately.
The Wyoming County Board of Supervisors adopted two personnel-related policies on April 14. Resolution No. 26-195 establishes a county procedure to notify current employees when a Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) request seeks their disciplinary records. The policy requires notification when the request is received or before a substantive response is made; it applies only to current employees and does not require the county to seek employee permission before disclosure.
Resolution No. 26-196 adopts a comprehensive Domestic and Gender-Based Violence workplace policy. The policy applies countywide to full- and part-time employees, volunteers and interns, designates a Gender-Based Violence Liaison in Human Resources, and outlines survivor-centered confidentiality, reasonable accommodations (including scheduling and location changes), workplace safety plans, non-discrimination and non-retaliation guarantees, and accountability measures for employees who perpetrate abuse.
Both policies were introduced by Mr. Roche, Chair of the Human Resources Committee, and were adopted as presented. The FOIL-notification policy cites the statutory requirement under Public Officers Law §87(6) (Chapter 302 of 2024) that agencies provide notice to public employees when disciplinary records are released. The gender-based violence policy refers to guidance from the Office for the Prevention of Domestic Violence and applicable state laws on confidentiality and non-discrimination.
