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Todd Elzey
Todd covers local government in the Finger Lakes. He has a JD degree the Lincoln Law School of Sacramento. Send tips to todd@fingerlakes1.com.
During contentious meeting Geneva City Council approves police reform plan, Councilor Camera calls for dismissal of city attorney
Geneva City Council held a special meeting Wednesday, March 24 during which they approved the City of Geneva Police Reform and Reinvention Plan. The Council also set a schedule for interviewing candidates for the Geneva ... more
Geneva City Council approves special counsel for PRB referendum
The Geneva Police Review Board fight entered a new phase Wednesday, March 10 when City Council approved a Resolution to appoint a Special Counsel to assist the City regarding a petition for a Referendum on ... more
Canandaigua approves use of pesticides at Lagoon Park, approves city-town rec program this summer
On Thursday Canandaigua City Council debated proposals to allow the use of pesticides and herbicides at Lagoon Park and to run a joint summer recreation program with the Town of Canandaigua. Council also considered resolutions ... more
Geneva amends left turn ordinance, moves to protect Loomis Woods as parkland
During the business portion of the Wednesday, March 3 Geneva City Council Meeting, Council held public hearings regarding the proposed sale of City-owned real estate and regarding the City’s intended application for Community Development Block ... more
Geneva City Council hears ethics complaint against Salamendra, fact that it has stalled on action
At the Wednesday, March 3 meeting of Geneva City Council members heard an Ethics Board Complaint filed against Councilor Laura Salamendra (Ward 5) related to her actions at a Sunday, July 19, 2020, Back The ... more
Geneva United trying to force PRB referendum vote
Geneva United is planning to present a Petition to Geneva City Clerk Lori Guinan Thursday, March 4, 2021, at about 11:30 a.m. The Petition calls on the City of Geneva to put the recently passed ... more
During annual retreat Geneva City Council sets priorities for 2021 without any plan for achieving them
Police Reform Board Not Among Council’s Top Priorities Geneva City Council set its top three 2021 priorities during its annual retreat Saturday, February 13, 2021. Although the Geneva Police Reform Board (PRB) dominated Council activities ... more
Geneva City Council focuses on negatives at annual session: Camera calls Hancock Estabrook police reform legal work unprofessional, biased
Geneva City Manager Sage Gerling and Assistant City Manager Adam Blowers presented the City’s annual State of the City address Wednesday, February 10. Gerling and Blowers presented an upbeat message that focused on the City’s ... more
Canandaigua City Council rescinds resolution to study racetrack noise
In their second 2021 meeting on February 4, 2021, Canandaigua City Council rescinded a resolution to create a noise study related to Land of Legends Raceway and approved five new resolutions. At the January 7, ... more
Geneva implements new winter parking violation fine, Council hears ethics complaints against Salamendra
On Wednesday Geneva City Council took action to increase winter parking violation fines, heard another ethics violation complaint against Councilor Laura Salamendra (Ward 5), and established a registry for vacant and abandoned properties. In other ... more
Geneva City Council approves Police Review Board by 6-3 vote
On Wednesday Geneva City Council ended a nearly year-long saga by approving Public Law 1-2021, which establishes a Police Review Board. Prior to Wednesday’s vote, most of the Council took time to speak on the ... more
City of Geneva takes two economic development hits: Legion sale falls through, CCMI Inc. will head to town
At the Monday, February 1, 2021, Geneva City Council Work Session, the City revealed that it recently lost two economic development opportunities with CCMI, Inc. and the Geneva American Legion. Mayor Steve Valentino announced that ... more
Geneva City Councilor discloses confidential information, public turns out in force on PRB issue
During Thursday's Geneva City Council meeting Councilor Ken Camera (Ward 4) appeared to disclose potentially confidential personnel information during a live public meeting that was airing on YouTube. Towards the end of the meeting, the ... more
Police Review Board public hearing rescheduled in Geneva
On Wednesday Geneva City Council was scheduled to hold its second public hearing on the Police Review Board (PRB) Public Law. However, instead Council met to reschedule the hearing. Council was forced to reschedule the ... more
Procedural error forces Geneva City Council to reschedule PRB public hearing
The City of Geneva has been struggling with consideration of a Police Review Board (PRB) public law for months. Geneva City Council previously held a nearly three-hour public hearing on the initial Police Accountability Board ... more
Canandaigua City Council debates racetrack noise study
Canandaigua’s City Council kicked off 2021 with its first meeting of the year on Thursday. Councilmember Steve Uebbing (At-Large) began the Council’s work by offering a resolution calling on the City Manager to develop a ... more
City Council opens 2021 with two meetings in Geneva: Ethics board brings complaints against Salamendra
Geneva City Council met for well over 6 hours this week in a pair of sessions. The first was a 'work session', which was held on Monday, and the second was a full-meeting held Wednesday ... more
Police Review Board draft document introduced for January 2021 public hearing in Geneva
On Tuesday Geneva City Council held one of its shortest meetings ever. The Council met for less than 15 minutes setting the stage for the public hearing on the Police Review Board, which had been ... more
City Council schedules public hearing for Police Review Board in Geneva, debates winter parking
Geneva City Council held its regularly scheduled December meeting on Wednesday - taking two important actions that didn't require formal votes. First, City Manager Sage Gerling and Assistant City Manager Adam Blowers asked the Council ... more
