Common Council

Common Council Agenda - December 1, 2009

Common Council Meetings are held in the Court Room/Council Chambers on the second floor of City Hall unless announced otherwise.

6:30 pm, Budget Public Hearings
Call Meeting to Order
Salute to the Flag of the United States
Public Comments
Minutes from Meeting of 11-12-09 and 11-17-09
Bills
Mayor's Report
Ward Reports

AGENDA

1. Consideration of a Resolution in support of a People’s Convention to Reform New York (Alderman Quail).

2. Consideration of a Resolution designating the Cortland Pennysaver as the second official newspaper of the City of Cortland.

3. Consideration of Resolution approving the award of the Fire Department pumper truck and authorizing the Mayor to enter into a contract.

4. Consideration of a Resolution authorizing Mayor Gallagher to enter into a renewal contract between the Cortland County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) and the City of Cortland for the sum of $79,500.00 for the year 2010 for the purpose of furnishing public dog related services pursuant to the provisions of Section 1215, subsection (2) of the Agriculture and Market Law, in the City of Cortland, New York.

5. Consideration of a Resolution to adopt a one-year contract extension through December 31, 2010 with Superior Disposal Service for rubbish and recycling pick-up.

6. Presentation of the City of Cortland’s Flood Plain Damage Prevention Local Law.

7. Resolution to adopt rental program fees.

8. Discussion of consolidation of services between the city and the county. The goal will be to establish a committee of city and county elected officials and employees to actively seek out ways to deliver the same resources with less cost. Short term goal will be to find cost savings of at least $100,000 for FY2010 (Alderman Tobin).

9. Discussion of a vehicle use/gas policy. I recommend that all monies budgeted for fuel and repair for any vehicles (excepting police and fire emergency response vehicles, and DPW vehicles) be placed into contingency. Every month the council would review department heads requests for gas expenditures before allocating said monies (Alderman Tobin).

10. Discussion of potential water shutoffs for non-registration of a rental property (Alderman Tobin).

11. Resolution to consider the creation of the Environmental Advisory Committee (Alderman Feiszli).