Niagara County Sheriff Voutour, left, is sworn in as a president of the New York State Sheriffs Association by Thomas A. Beilein, chairman of the NYS Commission of Correction. (CONTRIBUTED PHOTO)

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ALBANY — Niagara County Sheriff Jim Voutuor will lead the New York Sheriffs' Association after the group's board of directors elected him president at their 81st Annual Winter Training Conference.

Voutour was sworn in Tuesday by Thomas A. Beilein, chairman of the NYS Commission of Corrections and former Niagara County Sheriff.

As President, Sheriff Voutour will work with New York’s sheriffs to further the efforts of the Sheriffs’ Association to enhance public safety across the state through professional training and accreditation programs, public safety programs, and advocacy.

Voutour is a 22-year member of the Niagara County Sheriff’s Office and he is serving in his seventh year as the Sheriff of Niagara County. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Business from SUNY Brockport and his Master’s Degree in Criminal Justice Administration from Niagara University.

The New York State Sheriffs’ Association, Inc. is a not-for-profit corporation, formed in 1934, for the purpose of assisting sheriffs in the efficient and effective delivery of services to the public. It comprises all of the elected and appointed sheriffs of New York State.

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