Auburn City Council will consider a new five-year school resource officer agreement, a $193,301 state police grant and a resolution urging Gov. Kathy Hochul to sign a one-year moratorium on new data center construction when it meets tonight at Memorial City Hall.
The meeting begins at 5 p.m. and includes several routine financial and property items, along with a proclamation recognizing the Auburn High School Maroons boys track and field and cross country program for a historic year of sectional championships.
One of the most significant items before council is a proposed agreement with the Auburn Enlarged City School District to continue the city’s school resource officer program through June 30, 2031. The Auburn Police Department has provided school resource officers to the district since 2000, and the current contract expired June 30.
Under the proposed deal, the district would reimburse the city for wages and fringe benefits for officers assigned to schools or special school events. The agreement calls for three full-time school resource officers and six full-time special patrol officers, with coverage assigned across Auburn High School, Auburn Junior High School and the district’s elementary schools.
Council will also vote on whether to accept $193,301 from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services through the Gun Involved Violence Elimination, or GIVE, initiative. The one-year grant would support Auburn Police Department violence prevention efforts with no local match required.
Most of the funding, $155,000, would go toward officer overtime. The rest would cover crime analysis, hot spot outdoor cameras, community programming, required travel and fringe costs. City officials said the GIVE program supports data-driven policing, including analysis from the Central New York Crime Analysis Center to guide hot spot strategies.
Council is also scheduled to consider a resolution urging Hochul to sign the Responsible Data Center Development Act, which would place a one-year moratorium on new data center construction in New York. The resolution argues that data centers could increase demand for energy, strain water resources, raise electricity costs and create limited permanent jobs.
The measure cites concerns about rising residential electricity rates, water use, e-waste, noise and land consumption. If approved, the city clerk would send a certified copy of the resolution to Hochul.
Other items on the agenda include the proposed sale of two surplus Auburn Fire Department vehicles, a 1993 Spartan Saulsbury fire pumper and a 2025 Ford Taurus. City staff says both vehicles are no longer needed by the department.
Council will also consider closing two completed water fund capital projects: Water Filtration Plant Improvements and the Owasco Lake Stream Corridor Assessment. City staff recommends returning $1,017.19 from one project and $117,509.34 from the other to the water fund, with excess borrowing reduced where applicable.
A separate land sale resolution would authorize the city to sell 10 Nelson St. to Rosa Morales for $28,000. The city would provide a quitclaim deed, while the buyer would be responsible for title and closing costs, including any survey, abstract, environmental survey and transfer tax.
The meeting will be streamed live on the city’s website.
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