{"id":21244,"date":"2020-12-08T15:47:25","date_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:47:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=21244"},"modified":"2020-12-08T15:47:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-08T20:47:25","slug":"batavia-city-appoints-ray-tourt-to-dpw-director","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/batavia-city-appoints-ray-tourt-to-dpw-director\/","title":{"rendered":"BATAVIA\/City appoints Ray Tourt to DPW Director"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"21245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/batavia-city-appoints-ray-tourt-to-dpw-director\/ray_90\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ray_90.jpg?fit=268%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"268,212\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;8&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;KODAK DC280 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1381408089&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;KODAK DC280 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.3&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00555555555556&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"ray_90\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ray_90.jpg?fit=268%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ray_90.jpg?resize=396%2C313&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21245\" width=\"396\" height=\"313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ray_90.jpg?w=268&amp;ssl=1 268w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/ray_90.jpg?resize=150%2C119&amp;ssl=1 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 396px) 100vw, 396px\" \/><figcaption>Photo\/City of Batavia, NY <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Press release<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">BATAVIA, NEW YORK- Interim City Manager Rachael Tabelski announced today the appointment of Raymond Tourt as the Director of the Department of Public Works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tourt has served the City for 22 years in various capacities including Assistant City Engineer and currently as the Superintendent of Maintenance. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During his tenure, he has successfully completed multiple infrastructure projects to include over 10 federal aid projects, other responsibilities have been Streets, Sewers, Parks, Snow and Fleet operations. He currently oversees 23 employees in the Bureau of Maintenance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As the Director of the City of Batavia Public Works, Tourt will oversee the Bureau of Water, Wastewater, Bureau of Maintenance, Bureau of Inspection and Bureau of Engineering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am excited to continue to work with Ray in his new role as the Director of Public Works. The City is undertaking numerous capital projects and his knowledge and leadership will ensure that these projects move forward to successful completion. He is a dedicated and knowledgeable member of the City staff and I know he will be well received in his new role,\u201d said Rachael Tabelski, Interim City Manager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tourt will serve as Acting Director of Public Works for the next four weeks until the retirement of the current Director, Matt Worth, at which time he will be appointed provisionally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The City of Batavia encourages all citizens to welcome Tourt in the position of the Director of Public Works. Tourt lives in the Town of Batavia with his family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Press release BATAVIA, NEW YORK- Interim City Manager Rachael Tabelski announced today the appointment of Raymond Tourt as the Director of the Department of Public Works. Tourt has served the City for 22 years in various capacities including Assistant City Engineer and currently as the Superintendent of Maintenance. During his \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"continue-reading-button\"> <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2020\/12\/08\/batavia-city-appoints-ray-tourt-to-dpw-director\/\">Continue reading<i class=\"crycon-right-dir\"><\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[8],"tags":[2394,2393],"class_list":["post-21244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-batavia","tag-public-works","tag-ray-tourt"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-5wE","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31021,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/batavia-tourt-retires-scott-allen-promoted-to-superintendent-of-the-bureau-of-maintenance\/","url_meta":{"origin":21244,"position":0},"title":"BATAVIA\/Tourt retires, Scott Allen promoted to Superintendent of the Bureau of Maintenance","author":"aka","date":"March 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"File photo\/February 14, 2022-Ray Tourt at City Council meeting Press release BATAVIA, NEW YORK- Today we congratulate Ray Tourt, Superintendent of Maintenance, for his leadership and dedication to the City of Batavia, the Department of Public Works, and the Bureau of Maintenance.\u00a0 Ray has served the City of Batavia since\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Batavia&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stillRay-tourt.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stillRay-tourt.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stillRay-tourt.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stillRay-tourt.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/stillRay-tourt.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":49391,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/01\/03\/genesee-county-town-of-batavia-organizational-meeting-january-3-2024\/","url_meta":{"origin":21244,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Town of Batavia Organizational Meeting\/January 3, 2024","author":"aka","date":"January 3, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"https:\/\/youtu.be\/10lgjIP_aZk Video of meeting-January 3, 2024 AGENDA ORGANIZATIONAL MEETING JANUARY 3, 2024 7:00 P.M. \u00a0A. 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