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COUNCIL TO MEET FRIDAY ON CITY MANAGER FUTURE By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – The second effort to remove a city manager in as many years will be the topic of a special Common Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 Friday evening in City Hall. A notice of the meeting was sent out at 6:36 this evening by City Clerk Doug Kendall, alerting the public that Acting Mayor Russ Southard called the meeting at the request of Council members Larry…
Common Council Agrees To Work Through Issues By LIBBY CUDMORE • www.allotsego.com ONEONTA – When City Manager Martin Murphy read The Daily Star on Wednesday, April 22, he was surprised to see that Council Member Mike Lynch, Fourth Ward, was quoted as saying that he had conversations with city workers who felt “either that they’re not getting the respect they deserve or they feel that they have no voice.” It was news to him. “Until recently, I was not aware of concerns by…
Mayor Schedules Special Council Meeting To Correct Lynch’s Mischaracterizations ONEONTA – Mayor Russ Southard has scheduled a special meeting of Common Council for 8 a.m. Friday, in part to correct what he said was Council member Mike Lynch’s mischaracterization of an executive session that followed Tuesday’s regular meeting. Coming out of the executive session, Lynch told the Daily Star reporter he has had “dozens of contacts with city workers who are concerned about the management of the city. Something’s wrong. …
Common Council Tables Police, Fire Study ONEONTA Though the completed study of the Oneonta Fire Department’s equipment was on the table, Common Council decided early tonight to table a motion that would bring the Center for Public Safety Management back to the city to put together a comprehensive analysis of police, fire and EMS needs. “I remain opposed to this,” said Council Member Mike Lynch, Fourth Ward. “Mayor Miller had us looking at how other communities address these needs constantly. …
Receiving Grants, City Mayor Praises Partnership With State ONEONTA – The $1.25 million in grants to the City of Oneonta, announced by Governor Cuomo yesterday, will “continue to strengthen economic-development activities, housing and the quality of life for our residents, businesses and our workforce,” Mayor Russ Southard said today. They are: • $250,000 to rehabilitate 18 housing units. •$600,000 for infrastructure needs in the Market Street area. • $400,000 to address streetscape needs in the Main Street area. The local grants…
Santa, Hundreds Of ‘Elves,’ Bring Magic To Muller Plaza ONEONTA – More than 200 people braved the cold and crowded into Muller Plaza to help Mayor Russ Southard and Santa Claus light the Oneonta Christmas tree earlier this evening. “I tried to light the tree earlier, but I couldn’t get it to work,” said Southard. “The maintenance guys told me I needed two things: Santa Claus and elves.” He had Santa, and Santa quickly dubbed all the people gathered in the plaza as…
Mayor Southard Vows Hard Work, Prudence By JIM KEVLIN • HOMETOWN ONEONTA Edition of Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 If he follows the lessons he learned from his father – “work hard and stay within your means” – City Hall promises to be well served by Acting Mayor Russell A. Southard Jr. over the next year. He learned those lessons early on, when Russell A. Southard Sr. moved his young family – six daughters and one son, the fifth of the…