EDITORIAL Action Needed, And Responsible Majority Acted 9 ACCEPTED IMPERATIVE; 5 DIDN’T Sometimes things have to be done. Imperatives, they’re called. Such is the regrettable layoff of 59 county workers, a decision made May 20, a week ago Wednesday, by the Otsego County Board of Representatives. The layoffs go into effect Monday, June 8, the day county government is allowed to reopen. The vote was 9-4-1, with the nays all Democrats: a veteran county rep, Andrew Stammell, Town of Oneonta,…
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In Turnaround, CSEA Accepts County’s Offer Laid-Off Workers Will Get Extra Protections After All By JIM KEVLIN • Special to www.AllOTESGO.com COOPERSTOWN – At week’s end, the CSEA, which represents the 59 Otsego County employees who will be laid off June 8, changed its mind and accepted additional benefits offered by the county board to soften the blow. “Membership got ahead of their leadership,” county board Chairman David Bliss, R-Cooperstown/Town of Middlefield, surmised today. “I’m sure (leadership) got a lot…