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TUESDAY. MARCH 9. 1982 2 years or Issue splits supervisors Even those who grumble about present short term admit it keeps them close to voters li i jam- campaigning and keep officials' minds on something other than running for reelection. So far there's been one overrid ing advantage to the current two-year term it forces the supervisors to remain accountable to citizens. "The two years puts the whip to us to keep in touch with the voters," says Pittsford's Spiegel Gates Hart agrees: "If I didn't have to run every two years, I would probably only get out and ring doorbells once every four years." 'if 1 And Riley of Greece says, "These days, people want you closer, not further away.

I don't mind it at all I it' keeps you sharp." think thi close to the people is the right thing to do." There's no consensus. The Democrat and Chronicle contacted 17 of Monroe County's 19 town supervisors for their opinion on the issue. The other two Tom Parker of Sweden and Tom Younker of Parma could not be reached for comment Five were advocates of a four-year term. They were Mrs. Gossin, Phil Lit-teer of Henrietta, Richard Wiles of Brighton, Stephen Johnson of Ironde-quoit, and James J.

Powers of Chili. Six said they preferred the current two-year term. They, were Cunningham, Jack Hart of Gates, Robert Sickelco of Ogden, Donald Riley of Greece, Lake Edwards of Perinton, and Lucy Parsons of Rush. Six were undecided: Roberta Barnes of Mendon, Warren Frank of Hamlin, Paul Spiegel of Pittsford, Irving Kent of Webster, David Der of Wheatland and Ronald Griffith of Riga. Proponents see these advantages to a four-year term: Continuity.

"The first of a two-year term you accomplish a few things, and the second year you're busy thinking about running for re-election," says Webster's Kent who despite this statement remains undecided on the overall question. Control. New supervisors spend their first year half their term working with their predecessor's budget After that, they prepare their own for the following year. Quality. Better candidates might be attracted to a four-year -term.

Ironde-quoit's Johnson argues: "No one wants to leave a job in industry and take on a two-year term, which is very insecure." Money. It would save the cost of By John Gallagher Gemucidl and Ovonacie Every two years, with memories of their last campaign still fresh, town supervisors in Monroe County must run for re-election. And idmost as often, they debate whether a supervisor's term should be four years long. Penfield Supervisor Irene Gossin, a veteran of six supervisor races, says, "I think it's kind of ridiculous. It's almost constant campaigning." But she tersely sums up the argument against tinkering with the current two-year term: "The advantage to the voters is you can throw the bum out if you don't like him." Mrs.

Gossin who was once tossed by voters herself before a comeback victory last November is a staunch supporter of a four-year term. "In order to get anything done, it takes more than two years," she says. The most practical implication of a four -year term is that voters would no longer be able to change a majority on the town board every two years. Town boards consist of five persons a supervisor and four councilmen. The four -year terms of the councilmen are staggered, with two being elected every two years.

Under the current system, angry voters can boot out the supervisor and two errant councilmen every two years. A longer term for supervisors would mean voters would go four years before being able to vote out the majority of the town board. Clarkson Supervisor Douglas Cunningham acknowledges the "awful burden" of campaigning every two years but adds, "I really believe keeping it 'FTV lobatl Gpky Democrat and Cmontcie Tom Ferraro of Action for a Better Community, checks food supplies in the Clearinghouse warehouse, which are distributed to agencies to benefit the needy. Clearinghouse gets food to aid the needy Last November, the question was put to voters in Irondequoit in a referendum on changing the term to four Despite the strong backing of Supervisor Johnson and bi-partisan support, voters rejected the proposal 8,821 to 6,657. No one really knows why.

Johnson believes many people just didn't know about or understand the referendum. He points out that only 15,478 voted on the referendum out of 21,498 who voted in Irondequoit that day. At least one out of four voters already in the voting booth didn't "bother to pull the lever on the question. One observer speculated that voters mistakenly thought it was a tax increase or other referendum and re-. jected it out of hand.

Whatever the reason, Johnson remains a supporter of the four-year term and says he might ask that another referendum on the question be held in two years. FROM PAGE 1B City firefighter Murphy named to county post A 32-year fire department veteran, he'll now coordinate countywide arson investigations Sometimes, the clearinghouse strikes it rich: right now, it's loaded with Morning Power, a Nabisco cereal that didn't sell. "Many experimental products are better nutritionally (like Morning Power). That's why they don't sell," Ferraro says. Others are less vitamin-packed: there's also plenty of Mars Bars and Tuna Twist, a collection of dehydrated vegetables and spices to be mixed with tuna fish.

"(Tuna Twist) was developed when times were fat and people would pay for it But you can still mix it with water and make soup. "A lot of (agency) cooks are used to ordering just what they want and getting it, after the gravy train of the last 10 years. They've got to break that head-set and get back to begging, borrowing and stealing," he says. The Genesee operation began in 1978 when Ferraro, who directs ABC's community food and nutrition food program, got an offer he couldn't refuse: Thomas' English Muffins. He'd get up at 5 a.m.

to pick up the aging muffins from the regional distributor at the Genesee Valley Regional Market, 900 Jefferson Road, and deliver them to interested agencies. Soon, the project was taking up a lot of time. "We thought at first we'd be providing food to emergency food cupboards," he explains. But as corporate and agency interest grew, it became clear the clearinghouse was developing into a pipeline through which surplus food could get to agencies who wanted it. Today Wegmans, Tops, and Bell's supermarkets contribute regularly, as do Kraft, Lipton, Nabisco and Quaker.

Thomas' is still loyal: crate upon crate of English muffins and blueberry Toast-r-Cakes are stacked around the warehouse. The Genesee clearinghouse is the only one in the country not charging a shared maintenance fee to agencies, but that's probably going to change as of May 1. The charge would help cover transportation and handling costs. "We never wanted to charge," Ferraro says, "but it's looking more like we have to." The fee will probably be held to 10 cents per pound. The warehouse is staffed by Ferraro and his ABC assistant Suzette Yates, both of whom spend about two-thirds of their time there; two United Way-funded workers, three temporary employees and 14 Department of Social Services home relief recipients, each of whom works 8 days a month.

About 12 "hard-core" volunteers help out frequently while another dozen works from time to time. Agencies call the Rochester warehouse weekly with shopping lists. Whether they get what they ask for or not depends on what's come in that week. This week, the warehouse held about the amount of groceries you'd see in a small corner grocery store, plus about 10,000 pounds of potatoes. An average week's supply is about 15,000 xunds.

Of that, the week's protein haul tuna fish, sardines, canned meat is easily contained in a small cardboard box in the office. "And that's from 25 stores. For one thing, protein's canned in better-quality cans, so they dent less." Since protein's so much more expensive than other foods, more might be pilfered at the store level, he says. "Every week, we try to' empty (the stock) out," Ferraro says. "That way, we don't have to worry about stamping them with the date received or any of that." What makes a clearinghouse? "The ability to handle large amounts of food quickly and properly," he says.

"Remember, we're getting it because it's not saleable it may have very little life left." Good record -keeping is essential if the organization is going to attract the big corporations like General Mills, he says. At tax time, corporations can deduct the cost of producing an item plus half the normal profit expected if they donate the item to a qualified charity instead of dumping it. "But they've got to be able to prove where it went," he says. So the clearinghouse keeps track of where food came from and where it goes. By John Gallagher Democrat and Chronicle County Manager Lucien Morin announced yesterday the appointment of Lt.

John Murphy, a veteran of 32 years with the Rochester Fire Department, as the county's arson control coordinator. Murphy has commanded the city's arson control unit for the past seven years. His role with the county will be to coordinate countywide arson investigation and "build fences" with other arson units, including the city's, Deputy County Manager Ralph Esposito said. Murphy will develop training standards for fire investigators and help ad minister future arson control grants. Initially he will not be assigning investigators to individual cases.

Murphy's appointment emphasizes the county commitment to the arson unit, which in the past has been "somewhat of a stepchild in the criminal investigation field," Esposito said. Forming a countywide plan to fight arson recognizes that arson is a major crime, he added. "Crime doesn't know any boundaries. There's a wealth of information to be pooled" by various arson units, he said. Murphy, who is retiring from the city department March 21, will assume his new duties on March 22.

The post pays $24,632. With his knowledge and contacts, Murphy is expected to help city and county fire units work together more closely, officials say. 1 In 1979 Monroe County proposed to organize an arson task force to serve the city of Rochester and all other communities in the county, but the city balked at the idea. Then-City Manager L. Joe Miller said the city had the best arson unit and was reluctant to give up some control of it through a merger with the county.

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Hugh Carey has not yet set a date for the election to fill the vacancy, which occurred when former Sen. Fred J. Eckert became ambassador to the Fiji Islands. Virgilio is the only Democrat so far to announce his intention to seek his party's nomination. Virgilio, 56, served in the Assembly from 1975 through 1980, when he was narrowly defeated by Dale Rath.

He represented the 133rd District, which includes six western Monroe County towns and a portion of Rochester. Virgilio is dean for public service and continu ing education at the State University College at Brockport, a position he will resign if he is elected to the Senate, he said. Virgilio cited his experience and career in education as major factors in his decision. "I am convinced the time is ripe to achieve long -overdue revisions in the state education aide formula, for example," he said in a prepared statement. "And I believe my experience as a legislator, an educator, and, currently, as chair of the Governor's Advisory Council, will enable me to work effectively." The council was created by Carey to review and make recommendations on how to allocate the reduced money available through federal block grants for elementary and secondary education in New York.

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