Rensselaer Common Council votes in favor of director of operations position

Rensselaer Common Council votes in favor of director of operations position

RENSSELAER, N.Y. — The Rensselaer Common Council voted in favor of a measure to create a new director of operations position for the city, after the Rensselaer Republican Committee called out Mayor John DeFrancesco, a Democrat, for enlisting the help of former mayor Richard Mooney at City Hall. The resolution passed, 5-2, with Common Council President Eric Endres and Alderpersons Tim Kitterman, Stacy Hover, Diane Dwyer, and Anne Burton voting in…