Common Council Expands Team To Recruit Manager Donovan, Cleinman, Nayor May Play Role ONEONTA – As it seeks Oneonta’s third city manager, it looks like Common Council for the first time is about to expand the search committee beyond its membership to include two eminent citizens, plus Police Chief Dennis Nayor. At its meeting at 7 p.m. this coming Tuesday in City Hall, Council is expected to name Alan Donovan, retired SUNY Oneonta president, and Alan Cleinman, president, Cleinman Performance Partners,…
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City Manager Murphy Starts Work Monday ONEONTA – The new city manager, Martin Murphy, assumes his duties Monday, Oct. 6, at City Hall. The following evening is his first Common Council meeting, and he is scheduled to review “on boarding” plans and issues with Mayor Miller and the council, according to the meeting agenda released this afternoon. Murphy, most recently county administrator for Cortland County, was hired in early September. He replaces Oneonta’s first city manager, Mike Long, who retired…
LYNCH VOTES ‘NO’ ON MANAGER, CITES SUPPORT FOR HUNGERFORD ONEONTA – The appointment of Martin Murphy as Oneonta’s second city manager was a love fest last evening, except for Council member Mike Lynch’s “nay” vote. After the session where Mayor Miller, Deputy Mayor Russ Southard, Council member Madolyn Palmer and others expressed their delight at the quality of their new hire, Lynch told a reporter he voted against Murphy because he continues to support Director of Finance Meg Hungerford, the…
CORTLAND COUNTY MANAGER 2ND ONEONTA CITY MANAGER ONEONTA – Martin D. Murphy, Cortland County administrator, will be appointed Oneonta’s second city manager at this evening’s Common Council special meeting. SEE PRESS RELEASE, RESUME “My wife and I are thrilled to be coming to Oneonta,” Murphy said in a quote included in a press release issued by Mayor Dick Miller this afternoon. “We began looking at real estate on Wednesday in hopes of this decision and we are anxious to move…
Fully Implement Charter, Rissberger, Malone Say ONEONTA The city’s new charter, barely 2 years old, can certainly be adjusted, but, more important, the letter and the spirit of the document needs to be fully implements. That the opinion of Common Council members David Rissberger, who chaired the Charter Commission, and Larry Malone. Both were elected to Council after serving on the commission. Mayor Dick Miller has asked all former members of the Charter Commission to participate…