{"id":77122,"date":"2020-01-05T07:41:36","date_gmt":"2020-01-05T11:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/?p=77122"},"modified":"2020-01-06T05:54:55","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T09:54:55","slug":"county-begins-2020-with-optimism-for-a-year-of-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.owegopennysaver.com\/PS\/2020\/01\/05\/county-begins-2020-with-optimism-for-a-year-of-progress\/","title":{"rendered":"County begins 2020 with optimism for a year of progress"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>\u201cLet\u2019s make this year a year of progress for our county,\u201d said Legislator Marte Sauerbrey after she was sworn in for another one-year term as Chair of the Legislature, and adding, \u201cA year where we can take ownership of our future.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sauerbrey was one of seven officials sworn in on Thursday, and during the first special and organizational meeting of the Tioga County Legislature for 2020. The meeting was held at the County Office Building\u2019s Legislative Auditorium in Owego.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"County begins 2020 with optimism for a year of progress\" class=\"wp-image-77123\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff1-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff1-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Sheriff Gary Howard is sworn in for his final term on Thursday, and during the county\u2019s first special and organizational meeting held at the County Office Building in Owego. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>First up to be sworn in was Sheriff Gary Howard, who will be serving his last term in office. With his wife Debbie, and a handful of his deputies attending, Howard thanked them all for their support, and said that he loves the sheriff\u2019s office. Upon his retirement following this four-year term, Howard can walk away with accolades of being the longest running Sheriff in the county\u2019s history.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wayne Moulton was sworn in after Howard to serve a term as Undersheriff for Tioga County. Moulton thanked the legislature for the continued opportunity to serve.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff3-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"County begins 2020 with optimism for a year of progress\" class=\"wp-image-77124\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff3-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff3-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff3-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff3-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff3-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Coroner Robert Williams is sworn in during the county\u2019s first special and organizational meeting held at the County Office Building in Owego on Thursday. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Robert Williams and Ryan Kline were sworn in as well to serve another term as Coroner for Tioga County during Thursday\u2019s ceremony.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the Chair and Deputy Chair nominations, Sauerbrey was nominated, accepted, and sworn in again on Thursday. She spoke briefly about New York State mandates, following the swearing in, and stated that they do nothing but get in the way of the real work that needs to be done. She remained optimistic, however, and noted that 2020 will be a year of progress. Sauerbrey was also nominated and appointed to serve as the Public Information Officer for the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff6-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"County begins 2020 with optimism for a year of progress\" class=\"wp-image-77127\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff6-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff6-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff6-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.greenstreetdata.com\/PS\/owego\/files\/2020\/01\/Sheriff6-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Legislator Dale Weston is sworn in as second deputy chair during the County\u2019s first special and organizational meeting held at the County Office Building in Owego on Thursday. (Photo by Wendy Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Swearing in as Deputy Chair, which is a one-year term, was Legislator Ed Hollenbeck; Dale Weston was nominated and voted in as the second Deputy Chair.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Legislator Michael Roberts was nominated and voted in as the Republican Majority Leader for 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other resolutions were also passed, to include setting the Chair of the Legislature\u2019s salary at $36,675 per year, which includes $11,341 for serving as a Legislator, and an additional $25,334 to serve as chair. Travel for officials was also authorized as a county charge when deemed necessary for official duties.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Meetings of the Tioga County Legislature are open, and are typically held each month on the first Tuesday following the committee meetings that happen during the first week of the month. During March, June, September and December, meetings will be held at 6 p.m. All meetings are held in the Tioga County Office Building, located at 56 Main St. in Owego, unless otherwise specified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more, visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tiogacountyny.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"www.tiogacountyny.com (opens in a new tab)\">www.tiogacountyny.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cLet\u2019s make this year a year of progress for our county,\u201d said Legislator Marte Sauerbrey after she was sworn in for another one-year term as&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":77125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-77122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - 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