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2025193

ESTABLISHING NEW HOURS WITH THE DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE CIVIL BUREAU AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER

Introduced
November 9, 2025
Latest action
November 9, 2025
Status
ADOPTED
District coverage
scope: countywide

Document text

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PUBLIC SAFETY RESOLUTION NO. 2025193 RE: ESTABLISHING NEW HOURS WITH THE DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CIVIL BUREAU AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER Legislators FAUST, POLASEK, and GORMAN offer the following and move its adoption: WHEREAS, the Dutchess County Sheriff desires to change the Civil Bureau hours in an effort to establish consistency of working hours and avoid overtime hours of staff stationed at the front desk at the Law Enforcement Center from Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and WHEREAS, changing the hours of the Civil Bureau to Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. will improve workflow within the Civil Bureau as well as provide the general public with time to conduct business in the Civil Bureau prior to typical working hours, and WHEREAS, the Civil Accreditation Standards of the New York State Sheriff's Association requires that the Civil Bureau maintain business hours consistent with the provisions of New York State County Law Section 206, and WHEREAS, pursuant to New York State County Law Section 206 (2) and Dutchess County Charter Section C-2.02(i), the Legislature may fix the hours that the civil office of the sheriff shall be kept open for the transaction of business and may fix the number of hours constituting a legal day's work for all classes of County employees and grant to the employing officer or board the power to stagger working hours, now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, that this County Legislature hereby authorizes and changes the Civil Bureau hours from Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to Monday through Friday 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CA-135-25 TLJ/rjw G-0224-A 10/7/2025 Fiscal Impact: See Attached APPROVED Sue Sereno SUSAN J. SERINO COUNTY EXECUTIVE DoN 11-13-2025 STATE OF NEW YORK sS: COUNTY OF DUTCHESS This is to certify that I, the undersigned Clerk of the legislature of the County of Dutchess, have compared the foregoing resolution with the original resolution now on file in the office of said clerk, and which was adopted by said Legislature on the 10% day of November 2025, and that the same is a true and correct transcript of said original resolution and of the whole thercof. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, 1 have hercunto set my hand and scal of said legislature this 10 day of November 2025. Ayalage FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT • NO FISCAL IMPACT PROJECTED APPROPRIATION RESOLUTIONS (To be completed by requesting department) Total Current Year Cost $ Total Current Year Revenue $ _ and Source Source of County Funds (check one): • Existing Appropriations, •Contingency, •Transfer of Existing Appropriations, • Additional Appropriations, [Other (explain). Identify Line Items(s): Related Expenses: Amount $ Nature/Reason: Anticipated Savings to County: Net County Cost (this year): Over Five Years: Additional Comments/Explanation: In an effort establish consistency of working hours and avoid overtime hours of staff stationed at the front desk at the Law Enforcement Center of the Sheriffs Office, the Sheriff desires to change the Civil Bureau hours from Monday through Friday 9:00a.m. to 5:00 p.m. to Monday through Friday 8:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Changing the hours to Monday through Friday from 8:00a.m. to 4:00 p.m. would improve workflow within the Civil Bureal as well as provide the general public with time to conduct business in the Civil Bureau prior to typical working hours. Prepared by: Robert Covone Prepared On: 09/30/25 Dulpdf Public Safety Roll Call District Yes No Present: Absent: Vacant: District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie District 15 - Wappinger District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale 10 2 District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Resolution: V Motion: Name Truitt* Houston* Polasek* Valdés Smith* Atkins* | Lawler Kearney | Versaci Faust (C) Drago Garito Rolison (VC) absent Absent Total: 10 Abstentions: No 2025193 ESTABLISHING NEW HOURS WITH THE DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CIVIL BUREAU AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER NOVEMBER 6, 2025 Roll Call Sheets District Present: Absent: Vacant: District 7 - Hyde Park and Pleasant Valley District 25 - Amenia, Washington, Pleasant Valley & Millbrook District 3 - LaGrange District 16 - Fishkill and Beacon District 9 - City of Poughkeepsie District 1 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 2 - LaGrange, Pleasant Valley & Town of Poughkeepsie District 4 - Hyde Park and Town of Poughkeepsie District 5 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 6 - Town of Poughkeepsie District 8 - City and Town of Poughkeepsie District 10 - City of Poughkeepsie District 11 - Clinton, Pleasant Valley, and Rhinebeck District 12 - East Fishkill District 13 - East Fishkill and Wappinger District 14 - Wappinger and Town of Poughkeepsie District 15 - Wappinger District 17 - Town and Village of Fishkill District 18 - City of Beacon and Fishkill District 19 - North East, Stanford, Pine Plains, Milan & Red Hook District 20 - Red Hook, Tivoli, and Rhinebeck District 21 - East Fishkill Last Name Truitt Houston Polasek Valdés Smith Atkins Gorman Travelpiece Lawler D'Aquanni Kaul Brendli Johnson Kearney Metzger Paoloni Versaci Faust McHoul Page Drago Munn Caswell District 22 - Beekman and Union Vale Garito District 23 - Pawling, Beekman and East Fishkill Rolison District 24 - Dover and Pawling House Resolution: _ Total : Motion: Abstentions: YES NO absent 24 Yes No 2025193 ESTABLISHING NEW HOURS WITH THE DUTCHESS COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE CIVIL BUREAU AT THE LAW ENFORCEMENT CENTER NOVEMBER 10, 2025