2023 Standing Committees of the Seneca County Board of Supervisors
Standing Committee meetings are scheduled for the fourth Tuesday of every month beginning at 5:30 p.m.
1. AGRICULTURE AND ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS
Responsible for Agriculture Districts, Cornell Cooperative Extension Service, Soil & Water Conservation Districts, Lake “weed control”, Clean “Green” Energy, County Solid Waste Management Plan, and keeping the Board of Supervisors abreast of those activities within Seneca County and their potential environmental impacts.
Chair- Paul Kronenwetter – BOS member representative to: Region 8 Fish and Wildlife Management Advisory Board & Seneca Lake Watershed Inter-Municipal Organization
Vice-Chair- Jeff Trout (BOS member to Cornell Cooperative Extension CCE) & Soil & Water
Member- David Hayes
Member- Elizabeth “Beth” Partee
Member- Robert Hayssen
2. WAYS AND MEANS
Responsible for the County Finance Department and Budget, County Treasurer Department, Real Property Tax Services, Fixed Asset Procurement, Purchasing and the Information Technology and Communications Department.
Chair- Mike Reynolds – Finance Director (BOS member to Vacancy Committee)
Vice-Chair- Robert Shipley – Majority Leader (per rule #26)
Member- Kyle Barnhart – Minority Leader (per rule #26)
Member- Joseph Borst
Member- Elizabeth “Beth” Partee
3. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND TOURISM
Responsible for the Planning & Community Development Department, Planning Board, Industrial Development Agency, Tourism Promotion Agency, Finger Lakes Regional Airport, and all Federal and State grants.
Chair- Robert Shipley – BOS member to Airport Advisory Board
Vice-Chair- Elizabeth “Beth” Partee (BOS member to Chamber of Commerce Board & SCACOT)
Member- Ernie Brownell (BOS member to IDA Board)
Member- Mike Reynolds
Member- Kyle Barnhart
4. HUMAN RESOURCES AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS
Responsible for the Human Resources Department, Insurance, Risk Management, Worker Compensation and Third-Party Administrator, Labor Management, Civil Service employee contracts, salaries, benefits, ethics and affirmative action program. County Clerk, Motor Vehicles Office, Board of Elections, Records Management, Board of Supervisors, Rules and Order of Business, Legislative proposals and reviews, Clerk to the BOS, County Manager, Purchasing, County Law Department, County Historian and Code Enforcement Department.
Chair- Jeff Trout (BOS member to Vacancy Committee)
Vice-Chair- Michael Rhinehart (BOS member to Vacancy Committee)
Member- Kyle Barnhart (BOS member to Vacancy Committee)
Member- Elizabeth “Beth” Partee (BOS member to Vacancy Committee)
Member- Robert Shipley
5. HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Responsible for the Public Health Department, Department of Human Services, Social Services Programs, Workforce Development & Youth Bureau, Office for the Aging, Division of Mental Health Services, Addictions Treatment and Prevention, Domestic Violence Program, Community Services Board, Weatherization Programs, Veterans Service Agency, and Community Colleges.
Chair- Joseph Borst (BOS member to Board of Health) + (member to Community Services Board)
Vice-Chair- Michael Ferrara
Member- Mike Reynolds
Member- Michael Rhinehart
Member- Paul Kronenwetter
6. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AFFAIRS
Responsible for issues engaging with local, county, state, federal and tribal governments, including interaction with other NYS counties thru the NYS Inter County Association.
Chair- Kyle Barnhart
Vice-Chair- Joseph Borst
Member- Michael Ferrara
Member- Jeff Trout
Member- Ernie Brownell
Special Inner County Representative- Mitchell Rowe – Seneca County Manager
7. PUBLIC WORKS
Responsible for the Division of Public Works, County Highway Department, Recycling & Municipal Solid Wastes, Department of Weights & Measurers, Facilities Department and County Capital Improvement Plan.
Chair- Don Trout
Vice-Chair- Paul Kronenwetter
Member- David Hayes
Member- Ernie Brownell
Member- Robert Hayssen
8. PUBLIC SAFETY AND CRIMINAL JUSTICE
Responsible for Sheriff’s Office Enforcement and Corrections, Probation Department, District Attorney, Public Defender, Courts, Justices & Constables, Criminal Justice Advisory Board, Coroners, Office of Emergency Management, E-911 Communications Center, Fire Mutual Aid Coordination, Traffic Safety Board and STOP-DWI Program.
Chair- Michael Rhinehart
Vice-Chair- Ernie Brownell (BOS member to Criminal Justice Adv. Board)
Member- Don Trout
Member- Mike Reynolds
Member- Michael Ferrara
9. WATER & SEWER TREATMENT MANAGEMENT & OPERATIONS
Responsible for all matters related to Seneca County Sewer Districts 1, 2, 3 & 4 and Seneca County Water District 1.
Chair- David Hayes
Vice-Chair- Don Trout
Member- Joseph Borst
Member- Jeff Trout
Member- Robert Hayssen