ALFRED – York County Commissioners approved the hiring of a corrections officer and voted in favor of contracts involving two York County Sheriff’s Office deputies at a recent meeting.
It took the board five minutes and 21 seconds to convene the Sept. 4 meeting and conduct business before holding two closed-door sessions. The first executive session was to review confidential records and the second was to discuss labor negotiations; both are allowed under provisions of the Maine Freedom of Access law. Commissioners emerged from each executive session and took no action.
In the brief public session, the two contracts were approved unanimously by the four commissioners present, with Commissioner Robert Andrews absent. There was no discussion.
The deputies contracts with Parsonsfield and RSU 57 were renewals. On Wednesday, Parsonsfield Town Clerk David Bower said that voters approved the contract at the annual Town Meeting on Saturday.
Altogether, the annual contract that provides a sheriff’s deputy for 40 hours a week costs Parsonsfield $103,847, which includes salary, benefits, fees for uniforms, the base charge for a cell phone, internet access, vehicle insurance, liability insurance and vehicle gas.
York County Manager Greg Zinser told commissioners that RSU 57 Superintendent Larry Malone had approved the School Resource Officer contract.
The cost to RSU 57 is $113,199 for 12 months, which includes salary and benefits for one deputy, plus liability and vehicle insurance, uniforms and more.
According to the contract, capital costs for vehicles for Parsonsfield and RSU 57 are negotiated separately.
Darren Cyr is the contract deputy for Parsonsfield, while Jason Solomon is the RSU 57 School Resource Officer.
Without discussion, commissioners approved the hiring of a new corrections officer, Jessica Ladd, for York County Jail.
Commissioners approved, without comment, five separate treasurer’s warrants, which included payments of bills and payroll totaling $2.5 million.
— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 780-9016 or twells@journaltribune.com.
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