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VOL. 32 NO. 37 January 28,1988 to February 3,1988 20 CENTS PER COPY
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Gulotta Appoints New County Sheriff
JOHNO*lrRI£N
Chief Executive Officer
and president
Grumman Corporation
Qrumman Corporation announced th»t John O'Brien,
president and chief opeiatmg oliicer,'was named chief exec­utive
officer at 4 meeting of the board ot dircctois today.
O'Bnen succeeds John C. Bierwirth, who has been chief
executive oflicer since 1974.
The board has also elected O'Brien to succeed Bierwirth as
chairman on August 1, I988» when Bierwirth will retire.
O'Bnen w il! serve as both chairman and president A chief
operating officer will not be named Grumman has an office
of the chairman that consii^ts of three vice chairmen, one
responsible for finance, another tor technology and the third
for development. Primary operating responsibilities are
assigned to the presidents of 10 divisions, eaQh of which is
organized to serve a specific market.
0*Brten^ entire busmess career has been with Grumman.
*lte'stai«edasalli$ht test analyst in 19S4. After a profession
'of managetnent assignments that included executive vice-'
'president of Crumman Aerospace Corporation, he became
fpresidfiQf of Orummaui Data Systems Corporation in 1983
and was elected presidettn'aiKl, chief operating officer of
Orumman Corporation in 198$.
Bierwirth jotned Onunman in 1972 as vice president-finance.
He wai; etectfsd president in 1972, chief executive
fltfficer in 1974 and ehatrman of the hoard in 197^.
**Wh«n Jack Bierwirth came to Grumman oi^r total net
worth wa» only $67 minion,** said O'Brien. '•Today it*s more
than $780 fnillion. That progress is just an indication of
what's been achieved under his leadership. All of us are
grateful that he will continue to play a role in the policy
direction of the company."
Grumman Corporation (NYSE:GQ) is best known as a
leading maker of military aircraft and aerospace syBtem«.
Other busii\esses include integrated information processing
systems, emergency vehicles, aluminum truck bodies and
boats. The company has headauarters at Bethpage, New
York, and employs 33,000 worldwide. Sales in 1986 were
S3.5 billion.
In his first major new
appointment of 1988, Nas­sau
County Executive Tho­mas
S. Gulotta today
announced the appointment
of Joseph Jablonsky as Nas­sau
County Sheriff, At the
same time, Gulotta also
unveiled a new administra­tive
structure for the She­riffs
Department which
will, according to the
County Executive, "elimi­nate
unnecessary bureau­cracy
and duplication of
responsibility, streamline
administration while saving
$123,500 in salaries
annually."
"I am confident that we
are putting into place a solid
fr%meyi^,ork of, administra­tive
responsibiiity which will
improve efficiencies and
operations in this important
County department by elim­inating
unnecessary and
costly bureaucracy and
streamlining the chain of
command," Gulotta said.
Previously the chain of
command at the Correc­tional
Center included the
Assistant Warden, the
Commissioner of Correc­tions,
the Undersheriff and
the Sheriff. Under Gulotta's
recommended changes, the
position of Commissioner of
Corrections and Assistant
Warden would be elimi­nated
and the Undersheriff
would be assigned to civil
duties, thereby reducing lay­ers
of bureaucracy from five
to two, and saving $ 123,500.
In addition, the Sheriff, who
has ultimate responsibility,
for the Correctional Facility
will now be permanently sta­tioned
at the facility in East
Meadow, instead of
Mineola and the Undershe­riff
will be reassigned to
Mineola. The stationing of
the Sheriff at the Correc­tional
Facility will enable a
more direct "hands on" con­trol
of the jail.
The specific changes out­lined
by Gulotta are:
* The appointment of
Jablonsky as the new She­riff.
Jablonsky had pre­viously
served as Undershe­riff
and has been with the
Sheriffs Department since
1973. He is married and lives
with his wife and one daugh­ter
in Hicksville. His annual
salary will be $68,610. Jab­lonsky
holds a Masters
Degree in Professional Stu­dies
(specialization in Crim­inal
Justice) from C. W.
Post College and has also
served with the Department
of Probation prior to his
S h e r i f f ' s Department
assignments.
• The appointment of
Saul "Curly" Jackson as the
new Undersheriff. Jackson,
who previously served as
Commissioner of Correc­tions,
will be assigned to
oversee the Department's
Headquarters/Civil Func­tion
in Mineola, which
includes the execution of
Court Orders and Notices of
Judgments. Jackson has
served with the Sheriffs
Department since 1974. He
holds a Masters Degree in
Education from American
University in Washington.
D.C. and served as a deco­rated
colonel in the U. S.
Army for 30 years, serving in
variety of instructional and
command positions. His
annual salary will be
$66,110.
• The appointment of
Walter Stenzel as Warden of
the Nassau County Jail in
East Meadow. Stenzel pre­viously
served as Assistant
Warden. Stenzel has accum-lated
34 years in the Correc­tions
field, including 27 as
Assistant Warden. He also
served with the U. S. Army
Airforce in World War II.
His annual salary will be
$58,642.
"By implementing these
administrative changes, we
will save County taxpayers a
substantial sum of money,
and at the same time, pro­vide
far greater accountibil-ity
and responsible chain of
command. I am optimistic
that these changes, when
combined with other
recommendations forth­coming
from our jail consul­tant,
as well as our Blue
Ribbon Panel on Criminal
Justice, will augur well for
the future Nassau County
Jail, the Sheriffs Depart­ment
and the entire criminal
justice system in our County
and our taxpayers."
First Annual Food Drive A Huge Success
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Nassau County Executive Thomas S. Gulotta, (left), met with Jerome P. Donohue,
President of the Nassau County Civil Service Employees Association, to discuss the
outstanding success of the "First Annual Food Gift Drive" of Nassau County. Employees
from all County Departments contributed to the drive by donating many cans and boxes of
non-perishable foods, during the holiday season. A total of 86 stocked boxes of food have
been collected, and will be distributed to charities throughout the County beginning in the
second week of January.
February 9th Hearing Scheduled on
Traffic Code Amendments
A public hearing has been
scheduled for Tuesday, Feb­ruary
9, by the Oyster Bay
Town Board to consider
amendments to the Motor
Vehicles and Traffic section
of the Town's Code of Ordi­nances,
according to Town
Councilwoman Ann R,
Ocker.
"The Town Board will be
considering a number of
amendments to the Town's
Motor Vehicles ap.d Traffic
code concerning stop signs,
no-stopping zones, on-street
parking and stop-school
crossings in several com­munities,"
Ocker stated.
"The Board will also be con­sidering
restricting the
weight limit of trucks on
Cambridge. Concord and
Norcross Avenues in
Bethpage."
The meeting is scheduled
for 10 AM in the hearing
room of Town Hall East,
Audrey Avenue, Oyster
Bay.