Mid-Hudson News reports that the Saugerties Town Board placed town Police Chief Joseph Sinagra on paid administrative leave on July 26, but did not say why. Sinagra had been the Saugerties police chief since 2012 and was recently sworn in as President of the NYS Association of Police Chiefs. But the town board held an emergency meeting on July 26 that was not publicly posted at least 24 hours in advance to remove Sinagra. Instead, former Saugerties Police Chief Lou Barbaria agreed to lead the department on an interim basis for $50 an hour. Barbaria was chief when the town and Village of Saugerties police departments merged in 2012. Read more about this story at Mid-Hudson News.