Cayuga County Legislature

Cayuga County lawmakers will consider millions of dollars in infrastructure spending, changes to employee health insurance and a series of measures tied to staffing shortages at the county jail when the Legislature meets tonight. The ... more

The Cayuga County Legislature held some of its monthly committee meetings on Wednesday, including planning and public works, as well government operations. The committee sessions were streamed live on YouTube and can be replayed in ... more

Cayuga County lawmakers will consider an $886,078 plan to relocate the county’s backup 911 center, accept new funding for mental health and highway programs, and approve a $31 million Cayuga Community College budget when the ... more

Cayuga County legislators spent July advancing a wide-ranging package of spending plans, staffing changes, grants and infrastructure projects, with the most consequential discussions centered on Cayuga Community College’s finances, a worsening staffing shortage at the ... more

An unusually emotional Cayuga County Legislature meeting Tuesday featured passionate public testimony on immigration enforcement, the future of the Ward O'Hara Agricultural Museum and the county's proposed 2026 budget before lawmakers ultimately restored museum funding ... more

The Cayuga County Legislature held its regularly scheduled meeting for June earlier this week. The session was streamed on YouTube and can be watched on-demand below ... more

The Cayuga County Legislature is scheduled to meet Tuesday with a lengthy agenda that includes staffing changes, county contracts, public safety items and the next step in the county administrator search process. The meeting is ... more

Cayuga County lawmakers reviewed a wide range of government operations, planning and public works issues this week, including energy costs, tourism programming, 911 upgrades, building repairs and highway infrastructure. The Government Operations Committee, chaired by ... more

While concerns about jail staffing dominated discussion at this week's Cayuga County Judicial and Public Safety Committee meeting, lawmakers also moved forward on a series of public safety initiatives ranging from domestic violence intervention programs ... more

Cayuga County lawmakers have taken what officials describe as the first major step toward a permanent solution for county government operations, approving an agreement tied to the Garden Street facility as the county continues dealing ... more

Cayuga County legislators approved a wide-ranging slate of resolutions Tuesday night during a meeting at Sterling Nature Center, advancing projects tied to courthouse expansion, housing assistance, emergency services, planning and public health staffing. One of ... more

On Tuesday, May 26 the Cayuga County Legislature held its regularly scheduled meeting covering a range of local issues. The meeting was live-streamed and can be watched on-demand using the video player below ... more

Cayuga County lawmakers will tackle a packed agenda tonight that ranges from emergency services grants and infrastructure work at Emerson Park to staffing changes across multiple departments and a proposal tied to Auburn City Court ... more

Cayuga County officials are keeping a close eye on several pressure points in the 2026 budget, with early concerns centered on foster care costs, jail overtime, assigned counsel expenses and transportation for preschool special education ... more

It wasn’t a night of sharp disagreements, but it was a night of pointed questions — and those questions revealed where Cayuga County’s biggest decisions are quietly taking shape. From lake health to public health ... more

Millions in grants, contracts, and infrastructure-related funding decisions are on the table as the Cayuga County Legislature meets tonight. Lawmakers are scheduled to meet at 6 p.m. at the Ward O’Hara Agricultural Museum in Auburn, ... more

As Cayuga County continues discussing its financial future amid a budget crisis, the Legislature's Ways & Means committee met this week for its regular April session. You can watch it in its entirety below ... more

Cayuga County legislators moved forward with a series of operational updates, cost-saving contracts, and a key infrastructure funding application during a meeting this week, while also confronting staffing challenges and ongoing modernization efforts across departments ... more

Cayuga County legislators will meet Tuesday to consider a funding application tied to a major infrastructure project at Emerson Park. The special meeting, scheduled for 5 p.m. at the Ward O’Hara Agricultural Museum in Auburn, ... more