Mayor To Chart Transition

After Chief Nayor Resigns

By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com

ONEONTA – In response to Police Chief Dennis Nayor’s resignation to take an Albany job, Mayor Gary Herzig today said he will meet with Nayor, Police Lt. Douglas W. Brenner, and City Hall’s Personnel Director Katie Bottinger in the next few days to chart steps going forward.

"It's a loss for Oneonta,” the mayor said of the news that Nayor will become director of research, development and training at the state Association of Police Chiefs, “but a gain for the rest of the state, who will have the opportunity to learn from him."

Earlier this morning, the city announced that Nayor would be stepping down as chief in January 2017, a position he has held since 2012.  "He has really created a department that is a shining example of how a police department should operate," said Herzig.