CANTON, New York (WWNY) – St. Lawrence County Department of Social Services Commissioner Cynthia Ackerman resigned Monday, effective immediately.
County Legislature Chairman Bill Sheridan said Ackerman resigned by letter and no reason was given other than she was stepping down for “personal reasons.”
The department has been embroiled in controversy over foster care placements.
A foster parent group has alleged retaliatory behavior on the part of the department and foster children being placed with DSS employees for profit.
Ackerman was hired as commissioner last August.
Some of allegations against DSS stem from before she was commissioner. Others were made during her tenure.
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