Editor's note: Since this story was first published online, it has been updated to include the third-party candidacies of Jeffrey Kueppers and William Wu.

With Henrietta Town Supervisor Jack Moore under fire for alleged discriminatory remarks made to town employees, residents will determine on Election Day whether or not Moore will remain in the office he's held since 2014.

His challenger, Democrat Steve Schultz, heads a ticket that seeks to wrest control of town government from Republicans, who dominate in town politics but hold a distinct disadvantage when it comes to voter enrollment.

And there is a third supervisor option for voters, Bright Future candidate Jeffrey Kueppers.

There are about 9,000 registered Democrats in Henrietta and about 7,000 registered Republicans. The town is one of only five in Monroe County where Democrats hold an advantage: the others are East Rochester; Gates; Irondequoit; and Brighton.

Moore said the complaints filed with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging that he made racist, sexist and homophobic comments to employees boil down to petty complaints made by workers unhappy with changes he made to human resources and demands for greater productivity.

"One of the things I'm most proud of as supervisor is getting the workforce to be efficient and effective and working together," he said. "I haven't lived my life the way they're portraying me, and my family is being harmed."

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As for accomplishments, Moore said he's proud to stand on his record of fiscal responsibility, maintaining the town's low tax rate, helping to attract new development and providing residents with a new, $10 million recreation center on Calkins Road.

"That was a 30-year wish by town taxpayers that has finally come to fruition," he said.

As for taxes, when Moore was first elected, the property tax rate in the town was $1.21 per $1,000 of assessed value, and that has been reduced now to $1.12 per $1,000.

Also on the ballot this year, Henrietta voters are being asked to approve borrowing as much as $10 million to build a new town library, another initiative Moore takes credit for.

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Moore said that if the proposal passes, plans are to build the new facility, then repurpose the former library as new space for a courthouse, with the potential to rent a portion of the building as a new headquarters for the Monroe County Sheriff's Office A-Zone. Not needing to rent courthouse space plus any rental income for the building would make an annual impact on the budget of $250,000. That would be enough to offset half the cost of the new facility.

"I'm running again because this is a job where I get to help a lot of people and I've got a lot of good things in process that I'd like to see through to fruition," he said.

Moore, 60, is an owner of Gro-Moore Farms Inc. in Henrietta.

Schultz, 55, is a co-founder of Pictometry International. He left after Pictometry merged with EagleView Technologies in 2014. He currently assists startup technology companies and is involved with the Rochester Institute of Technology Venture Creations Business incubator.

This is Schultz's first run for public office. He was spurred to run by a controversial land-use proposal in the town in 2016 that would have seen more than 1,300 acres of farmland potentially opened up for industrial uses.

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With Moore and Moore's families deep ties to the local farming community, Schultz said his concerns were twofold: first, that the changes would destroy the town's rural agricultural areas; and second, that Moore should have recused himself from any decisions affecting farmland when those changes could potentially benefit his family and friends.

"They should have put it before the town's Board of Ethics," he said. "When I was on the RIT board of trustees, and would vote on venture funds, I would recuse myself because I was investing and supporting businesses that could benefit from those votes."

The farmland proposal was tabled last year.

As for changes he'd like to see in town government, Schultz said he would institute a Board of Ethics "that really has some teeth," and he'd make the inner workings of government more transparent, as well as extend the time allowed for public comment at Town Board meetings.

"And right now, the board doesn't answer questions posed to them," he said. "If someone takes the time to come to a board meeting, we should be answering the questions as best we can then, and if we can't answer, we should research it and put the answers in the minutes."

Schultz said he would also set up a permanent citizens advisory panel to recommend priorities to town government; seek greater efficiencies, such as having town highway crews hire out more frequently to do work on county roads; and work to heal the divisions within the town's workforce.

"I'm a big believer in finding the best people to fill positions, and then trusting them to do the jobs," he said. "My job as an employment supervisor is to work with them and find out what's impeding them from doing the best job possible and removing those impediments."

Third-party candidate Jeffrey Kueppers is also making a bid for Supervisor. On the Bright Future ticket, Kueppers hopes to unseat Moore. He is especially concerned with issues of development, particularly after the town allowed construction of a Fastrac gas station near his home off of Hylan Drive. Kueppers, an inventor, previously ran in 2007, 2009 and 2011.

"I'm really running because I think I would be the best supervisor," said Kueppers.

In addition to the race for supervisor, five candidates are vying for two seats on the Town Board. Both seats are open, as current board members Janet B. Zinck and Kenneth H. Breese, both Republicans, are not seeking re-election.

Running with Schultz on the Democratic ticket are Mike Stafford and Rob Barley. Barley owns MDR Investment Management in Rochester, and Stafford is president of the Graphic Communications Conference of the Teamsters Local 503M.

John Howland, currently a Monroe County Legislator representing the 13th District, and Kristine Demo-Vazquez, an attorney in private practice, are running on the Republican ticket.

William Wu, who ran an unsuccessful primary campaign for Supervisor against Moore in 2015, is running with Kueppers on the Bright Future ticket. Attempts to reach him by telephone were unsuccessful.

The town supervisor serves a two-year term, with an annual salary of $91,533. The tentative 2018 budget calls for increasing that salary to $95,194, or about 4 percent.

Town Board members serve four-year terms, with an annual salary of $19,149. The 2018 budget proposal does not call for increasing that pay.

MCDERMOT@Gannett.com

Candidates for supervisor

Jack Moore

Age: 60

Residence: West Henrietta Road

Occupation: Incumbent Henrietta supervisor. Owner of Gro-Moore Farms Inc.

Party lines: Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform

Stephen Schultz

Age: 55

Residence: Brooks Road

Occupation: Founder, Pictometry International. Currently assisting with startup companies and working with the Rochester Institute of Technology Venture Creations Business incubator.

Party Lines: Democratic, Working Families

Jeffrey Kueppers

Age: 51

Residence: Summer Sky Drive

Occupation: Inventor

Party line: Bright Future

Candidates for Town Board

Mike Stafford

Age: 53

Residence: Essex Drive

Occupation: President, Graphic Communications Conference, Teamsters Local 503M.

Party: Democratic, Working Families

Rob Barley

Age: 54

Residence: Glen Acre Drive

Occupation: Owner, MDR Investment Management.

Party: Democratic, Working Families

Kristine Demo-Vazquez

Age: 44

Residence: Birchmount Circle

Occupation: Attorney in private practice

Party: Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform

John Howland

Age: 70

Residence: Aspen Look Drive

Occupation: Monroe County legislator, 13th District; retired director of operations for city of Rochester

Party: Republican, Conservative, Independence, Reform

William Wu

Age: 85

Residence: Scottsville-West Henrietta Road

Occupation: Retired accountant and bookseller.

Party: Bright Future