Tag: Common Council
City councilors give themselves pay raises
The increase applies to the Common Council president, the councilors, the mayor and the city auditor. Read More »
Walsh orders investigation into racist, anti-Semitic city graffiti
The Syracuse Police Department has begun to investigate the vandalism, which includes a drawing of a swastika, Walsh said in a Wednesday press release. Read More »
Departing councilors reflect on time in Common Council
Councilor Bryn Lovejoy-Grinnell, of the 3rd district and Councilor at-large Steven Thompson both lost their council seats in the democratic primary. Councilor Chad Ryan, of the 2nd district, declined the Democratic nomination. Read More »
Common Councilors to introduce legislation to increase city officials' salaries
The raise would increase the salaries of the city’s auditor, mayor and councilors. Read More »
Election Guide 2019: Here’s what you need to know about county elections
Four spots are contested in the Common Council and two candidates are looking to unseat District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. Read More »
City examines recent tech hub partnership with Microsoft
Councilors will vote on a memorandum officially recognizing the three partners in the Syracuse Surge initiative on Monday. Read More »
Bankers Healthcare Group and JMA Wireless will increase employment, downtown growth
Two companies, Bankers Healthcare Group and JMA Wireless, are expanding to Syracuse locations. Read More »
State to partially eliminate cash bail, pretrial detention
Individuals are placed in pretrial detention if a judge determines they aren’t eligible to be released on bail, or if the individual cannot pay the cost of their bail. Read More »
Comstock and Euclid Avenues to join snow removal program
The funding was approved during the Common Council’s voting session on Monday. Read More »
City in talks with SU about federal work-study opportunities
Several common councilors questioned whether the agreement is necessary for the city. Read More »
Exposed lead paint found in off-campus homes
Ten of the homes tested contained exposed lead paint, which was used to coat the interiors and exteriors of homes until 1978, when the federal government banned commercial use of the product. Read More »
Common Council finalizes deer culling plan
Earlier this year, Mayor Ben Walsh’s advisory group presented a comprehensive Tick & Deer Read More »
County Executive Ryan McMahon proposes diversity office
McMahon proposed the office as part of his budget for the upcoming year. Read More »
Destiny USA shop managers share thoughts on I-81 debate
Destiny USA has been a powerful advocate for I-81’s replacement to keep its current route. Many shop owners inside the mall are unaware of this. Read More »
Syracuse Common Council discusses changing occupancy standards
If passed, sanitation workers would stop collecting waste from “Commercial Waste Generating” properties. Read More »
Syracuse to adopt 5G network by Verizon
For months, lawmakers considered the unknowns of the plan with its upside. Read More »
SUNY Upstate, ESF to lead research center for tick disease
The lab will be led by Saravanan Thangamani, a professor of microbiology and immunology at SUNY Upstate. Read More »
Forceful arrest spurs Syracuse community to pressure change in SPD use of force policy
Police Chief Kenton Buckner is expected to release his updates to the department’s policy by the end of this week. Read More »
Common Council president says police use of force in viral video was “excessive”
President Helen Hudson called the video “disturbing” in a Tuesday statement. The video shows an officer pulling a man from a car during a traffic stop. Read More »
Syracuse to develop solutions to rising deer population
Deer population have been rising in near Syracuse for more than 20 years. Read More »
Mayor Ben Walsh’s proposed budget would raise city property taxes
The Syracuse mayor’s 2020 budget proposes tax hikes to decrease the city’s budget deficit. Read More »
City council approves $1.2 million to fix Syracuse sidewalks
The funds go to programs that reconstruct deteriorated sidewalks and replace sidewalk corners and curbs that are not accessible to people with disabilities. Read More »
Syracuse police, fire chiefs address overtime spending, lack of staffing
Police Chief Kenton Buckner said he is working to switch officers to patrol shifts, hire more officers and review the department’s highest-paid officers. Read More »
3 stories you may have missed from over the weekend
The Syracuse Hancock International Airport will receive state funding to construct a new storage facility. Read More »