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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.
Disorganized, divided Geneva City Council ignores calls for councilor resignation and starts over on Police Accountability Board
On Wednesday the Geneva City Council held a 6 hour and 45 minute meeting. The meeting was broken up into two parts. The Council opened the evening with a special 1 hour and 45-minute public ... more
City Council hears divided public view on proposed police accountability board in Geneva
As part of a marathon 6 hour and 45 minute August City Council meeting on Wednesday the Geneva City Council held a public forum regarding a proposal to establish a Police Accountability Board (PAB). The ... more
Ontario supervisors hear concerns about financial ramifications of COVID-19 at July meeting
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors met Thursday. In light of the continuing COVID-19 outbreak the meeting was also made available via WebEx. Although some members of the Board, county staff, and public attended the ... more
Canandaigua City Council calls on Ontario County to rename Court Street to honor Susan B. Anthony
The Canandaigua City Council met on Thursday, July 2, 2020. The Council continued to meet via Zoom conference call due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis. As was the regular process for the Canandaigua City Council, ... more
MARATHON MEETING: City Attorney says Geneva City Council doesn’t have legal authority to regulate police use of force
The Geneva City Council held its monthly meeting Wednesday, July 1, 2020. The meeting was held via Zoom Conference call due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis. This meeting was one of the strangest on record ... more
Rally to support police officers in Geneva draws large crowd, City Council meeting runs over 6 hours
Before Geneva City Council met for its monthly meeting - a rally was held to back law enforcement in the city. Finger Lakes News Radio was there, and reports that approximately 500 people showed up ... more
Supervisors oppose legislative proposal for COVID-19 property tax deferrals in Ontario County
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors met Thursday, June 18, 2020. The meeting was held via WebEx Conference call due to the COVID-19 crisis. Ontario County Public Health Director Mary L. Beer reported that Ontario ... more
Council narrowly approves 2020 real property tax reassessment process in Canandaigua
The Canandaigua City Council held its June meeting on Thursday. Due to COVID-19 the meeting was held via Zoom conference call and was simulcast on Finger Lakes Television. The Council was originally scheduled to hold ... more
Geneva City Council divided by chicken ordinance, councilors cited for ethics violations
The Geneva City Council met Wednesday for its regular monthly meeting. The meeting was held via WebEx Conference call due to the continuing COVID-19 crisis and was simulcast on the City’s YouTube Channel and Finger ... more
Geneva City Council addresses financial fallout of pandemic, as gap widens between councilors, city manager
On Monday Geneva City Council met for its regular monthly work session. The meeting was held via WebEx conference call and was live streamed on the City’s YouTube channel. The meeting was not carried by ... more
Property taxes on the rise? Supervisors set the stage in Ontario County at meeting
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors held its regular meeting Thursday via WebEx Conference Call due to the COVID-19 crisis. For the first time in two meetings the public was able to access the WebEx ... more
Supervisors approve 49 resolutions at Ontario County meeting despite public being excluded
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors met May 7th for their regular monthly meeting. The meeting was held via WebEx conference call due to the COVID-19 crisis. For the second month in a row, the ... more
Geneva City Council navigates special session on Wednesday despite getting ‘Zoom Bombed’
Geneva City Council held a special session Wednesday to deal with a pair of matters that the Council had approved at its May 6th meeting. It was necessary after the public was excluded from the ... more
Wayne supervisors meet in emergency session to start process of recovering from COVID-19
On Tuesday the Wayne County Board of Supervisors met in an emergency special session. Due to COVID-19 the board met via conference call which was aired live via Wayne County’s YouTube page. The Board met ... more
City Council gears up for possible battle with unions over benefits, fallout from COVID-19 in Geneva
This week the Geneva City Council held its May meeting. Due to COVID-19, the Council met via Zoom teleconference, but the meeting was only accessible to the public via the live broadcast from Finger Lakes ... more
Canandaigua City Council approves acceptance of climate smart project despite COVID-19 crisis
Thursday evening the Canandaigua City Council met for its May meeting. The meeting was held via Zoom conference call and was available for residents to view live on Finger Lakes Television, Ontario County’s public access ... more
Public excluded from Ontario County BOS meeting after incorrect, broken links placed on County website
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors was scheduled to hold its regular monthly meeting at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting occurred via WebEx conference call due to the COVID-19 crisis. For the second month in ... more
Geneva City Council discusses COVID-19 response during work session, possible rift exposed between governing body and city manager
Geneva City Council met for one of its new “work sessions” on Monday. The Council uses “work sessions” to discuss issues of concerns in depth and to develop plans for addressing those issues. But the ... more
Ontario County Board of Supervisors implements hiring freeze
The Ontario County Board of Supervisors met Thursday making significant moves amid concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Board originally planned to meet at the Finger Lakes Community College, but the meeting was held online ... more
LOOMING CRISIS: Canandaigua under hiring freeze, Council considers estimated 20% reduction in revenue
On Thursday, Canandaigua City Council held its regularly scheduled April meeting. As is becoming the norm for government entities in the wake of COVID-19, Council met via video conference call. The Council’s meeting focused on ... more
Geneva City Council meets virtually, discusses COVID-19 pandemic at length
The Geneva City Council met virtually via the Zoom conference call on Wednesday. The majority of Wednesday’s meeting was spent discussing the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) crisis. Councilmember Jan Regan (Ward 3) spoke of the City’s partnership ... more
