The Erie County Water Authority is taking center stage in the race for county comptroller.
Monday, Democratic County Comptroller David Shenk said his office will conduct an audit of the authority.
Shenk's Republican opponent, Stefan Mychajilw, held a news conference Sunday where he blamed Shenk for failing to catch two recent water authority hires that appeared to be patronage jobs.
"Keep in mind, I'm not doing this because of the political issue. I'm doing it because it's long overdue," Shenk told WBFO and AM970 News.
In recent weeks, the water authority has been accused of patronage hires.
The County Executive's brother and a relative to Republican Party Chairman Nick Langworthy were both recently hired at the authority.