James Marquette is new County Administrator
By John Zornow

After over two years without an administrator, the Wayne County Board of Supervisors voted last week to hire James J. Marquette, 52, of Poughkeepsie, to fill the position at a salary of $110,000. His contract expires Dec. 31, 2009.

In March, Marquette was offered a similar job in Oswego County; but a last-minute effort, including a pay raise in Poughkeepsie, kept Marquette there. Marquette had been a finalist in early 2007 for a $120,000 city manager's job in Middletown, Ohio.

He starts his duties in Wayne County on January 9; he'll oversee a budget of $165 million and more than 900 employees. (Photo courtesy of Poughkeepsie Journal)

In other business:

Supervisors approved salaries for county officers. The amounts are as follows with last year's salary schedule in brackets.

• County Treasurer - $66,592 ($66,653);
• Clerk - $68,232 ($65,608);
• Coroner - $36,197 ($35,143)
• Commissioner of Social Services $79,093 ($79,093)
• County Administrator - $110,000 ($95,000)
• County Attorney - $87,520 ($85,154)
• Public Defender - $82,258 ($79,863)
• Fire Coordinator - $26,386 ($25,618)
• Director of Real Property Tax Service - $58,000 ($65,608)
• Personnel Officer - $66,607 ($64,667)
• Supt. of Highways - $72,341 ($70,234)
• Sheriff - $83,988 ($81,542)

The board will meet January 2, at 9 a.m. for the annual Organizational Meeting. They will make several appointments as required by law.

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