A Little Bit About the Mayor

Tom Gallagher was elected Mayor of the City of Cortland on November 4, 2003 and took office January 1, 2004.

The former executive director of the Cortland County Chamber of Commerce, Tom is someone who has spent several years making a difference in Cortland, building partnerships for downtown revitalization, education, industry, health care and community service. Tom’s focus for Cortland has been, and continues to be, to create a sense of economic opportunity and build on community pride.

Tom’s record of community service includes:

• CCC Executive Director, 1994-2001
• Retired Chairman Cortland Water Board, 23 years
• Founding member, Leadership Cortland in partnership with TC3
• Founding member, Cortland Business Network
• Founding member, Grow Cortland Committee
• Longtime member, City of Cortland Downtown Business Association
• Longtime member, Cortland City Improvement Corporation
• Board member, Cortland County IDA/BDC
• Board member, Empire Zone Advisory Board
• Board member, Cortland Savings Bank Foundation
• Board member, United Way
• Board member, TC3 Foundation
• Board member, Cortland Memorial Group
• Board member, CMH Services Board
• Board member, Cortland High School Education Foundation
• Co-chairman, Cortland Sports Complex Finance Campaign
• Retired board member, New York State Chamber Alliance
• Retired board member and Trustee, YMCA
• Co-owner Crown City Distributors (Pepsi Cola), 18 years

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