Former Saratoga County administrator wants job restored with back pay
After dismissal, Hellwig files more court papers going after the county
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Fired Saratoga County Administrator Spencer Hellwig, seen here at a press conference in Ballston Spa on Nov. 5, 2020, is taking legal action to restore his job and back pay.
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Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Chair Todd Kusnierz, seen here on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 at the Saratoga County Board room in Ballston Spa is flanked by Wilton Supervisor John Lant, Clifton Park Supervisor Phil Barrett and Saratoga Springs Supervisor Tara Gaston. He said the county will vigorously defend itself against Hellwig s litigation.Wendy Liberatore/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
Fired Saratoga County leader says he was fall guy in pandemic-pay flap
Fired Saratoga County leader says he was fall guy in pandemic-pay flap
In court filing, Spenser Hellwig s attorney says he was defamed by members of the county s board of supervisors
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Former Saratoga County Administrator Spencer Hellwig is suing his former employer, seeking damages after being made the fall guy for the pandemic pay controversy last year.Wendy Liberatore/Times UnionShow MoreShow Less
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Saratoga County Board of Supervisors Chair Todd Kusnierz is backed up by, from left, Wilton Supervisor John Lant, Clifton Park Supervisor Phil Barrett and Saratoga Springs Tara Gaston at a coronavirus update press conference on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2020 at the Saratoga County Board room in Ballston Spa. All four are named in a lawsuit filed on behalf of Spencer Hellwig. He is seeking damages for being the fall guy in the pandemic-pay controversy.Wendy Liberatore/Times UnionShow
Saratoga County panel to weigh possible discipline over pandemic pay program
County also forgives overpayment to Partnership
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BALLSTON SPA – A 7-hour marathon meeting of the Saratoga County Board of Supervisors, much of it in closed, executive session, authorized Ballston Supervisor Eric Connolly “to decide and facilitate what, if any, action should be taken to any personnel as a result of the findings” about the county s pandemic pay program.
On Thursday, Connolly wouldn t say what steps he ll take to determine recommendations regarding the roundly criticized and discarded plan that paid some employees, administrators and elected officials time and a half for every hour worked during the early days of the pandemic.