After county
Water Authority Chairman Earl Jann, a Republican, said he wants the agency's top administrative job, a Democratic leader has proposed tightening standards for the post.
Though Jann, a history major, has no formal training in water operations, he has pointed to his role as
Water Authority chairman and in improving employee relations at the authority, championing a more systematic approach to replacing old and deteriorating water lines, and pushing for much - needed technology upgrades.
Suffolk County
Water Authority Chairman Jim Gaughran, a Democrat, announced a rematch against GOP incumbent state Sen. Carl Marcellino, who won in a squeaker two years ago.
Water Authority Chairman Jerome D. Schad is a Democrat.
It made no sense to allow a current commissioner, Republican
Water Authority Chairman Robert Anderson, to keep his seat when he is one of two commissioners who voted in favor of giving the authority's executive director, Earl Jann, a three - year employment contract that makes him too expensive to fire, supporters said.
Suffolk County
Water Authority Chairman Jim Gaughran said treatment would be activated at the Commercial Boulevard well site in Central Islip as soon as possible.
Last month, Suffolk County
Water Authority chairman James Gaughran, a Democrat, said he was «leaning toward» running for the seat — prompting speculation among some Democrats that the incumbent might not run again.
Gaughran is a former county legislator, town councilman and
Water Authority chairman, giving him a public profile in the race.
Not exact matches
Gaughran is the current
Chairman of the Suffolk County
Water Authority.
Robert N. Anderson, the former Amherst highway superintendent, has been named
chairman of the Erie County
Water Authority.
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Water companies should treat the interests of customers as at least as important as those of shareholders, according to Jonson Cox, the recently appointed
Chairman of the
Water Services Regulation
Authority (Ofwat).
The
chairman of the Assembly's Environmental Conservation Committee urged the state to join Suffolk's
water authority in suing manufacturers of harmful contaminants found in the county's public wells.
Cuomo and Metropolitan Transit
Authority Chairman Joseph Lhota say many subway stations remain underwater, including South Street Station, where
water is up to the ceiling.
Burke also said that when Loughran was
chairman of the Energy and Environment Committee, he allowed a proposal to abolish the
Water Authority to languish and die under his watch.
The Independence Party, meanwhile, gave its comptroller endorsement to Democrat James Gaughran,
chairman of the Suffolk
Water Authority, after its own nominee, Teresa Bogardt, dropped out.
Bruso, the Democrat from Lancaster, is
chairman of the committee that will interview the
Water Authority commissioner candidates.
The
Water Authority's current board
chairman, former Amherst Highways Superintendent Robert Anderson, is a Republican whose term expires at the end of April.
Jerome Schad, who has been an Erie County
Water Authority commissioner, was named its
chairman Thursday.
After sidestepping press inquiries and making a last - minute changes to its agenda, the Erie County
Water Authority board Thursday morning unanimously appointed its former
chairman, Earl L. Jann Jr., as executive director at a salary of more than $ 145,000.
Some who know Jann said he has taken a hands - on approach to the
water authority since becoming
chairman.
A proposal to change the job description for the
Water Authority's top administrator comes after authority Board Chairman Earl L. Jann Jr. stated his interest in giving up his board seat, which pays $ 22,500, in favor of the executive director's job, which pays more than $
Authority's top administrator comes after
authority Board Chairman Earl L. Jann Jr. stated his interest in giving up his board seat, which pays $ 22,500, in favor of the executive director's job, which pays more than $
authority Board
Chairman Earl L. Jann Jr. stated his interest in giving up his board seat, which pays $ 22,500, in favor of the executive director's job, which pays more than $ 145,000.
Mike Stearns,
chairman of the San Luis and Delta - Mendota
Water Authority, checks the soil moisture on land he manages near Firebaugh, Calif. (Rich Pedroncelli, AP)