Geneva City Council
Geneva PD contends with understaffing, overtime costs, and retirements: City councilor asks, “Why are we not adding staff?”
How should Geneva spend public safety dollars? That question was central in Geneva City Council's debate about the future of the city's police department. Chief Mike Passalacqua says they're suffering from being short-staffed. It's not ... more
Geneva City Council debates police accountability committee, private landlord registration at meeting
The City of Geneva Council discussed two hot topics at this week's meeting, turning down the opportunity to establish a Police Accountability Committee but moving forward with the first reading of a new landlord registration ... more
Geneva City Council identifies new supervisor to fill vacancy, tables landlord registration ordinance
The City of Geneva City Council voted to table the Private Landlord Registration ordinance last night, with a split board decision. Councilors Regan, Camera, Salamendra, and Salone all voted against the tabling of this measure, ... more
Geneva City Council fills vacancy: Full recap of February meeting
Constituents in Ward 6 in the City of Geneva now have a new representative. Just 32 days after John Pruette's resignation left the seat vacant, the Council unanimously moved to appoint Republican John Salone to ... more
Geneva City Council looks to fill trio of vacancies, hears about ethics violation and receives foundry update
New year. New beginning. Geneva City Council met for its first full session of 2022 with new resolutions, as well as the task of filling three vacant positions in the city’s management. With the recent ... more
Geneva City Manager Sage Gerling resigns, accepts position with Cornell University
Geneva City Manager Sage Gerling is resigning from the position held for the last three years. Gerling told City Council on Monday that she would leave the job on January 21. She's accepted a position ... more
Who will replace John Pruett after he resigns from Geneva City Council on Dec. 31?
There's a lot of uncertainty about what will happen to Geneva City Councilor John Pruett's seat when his resignation becomes official. The elected member of City Council announced earlier this year that he was resigning ... more
Geneva City Council, residents debate Indigenous Peoples Day
Mayor Steve Valentino was absent from the October 6, 2021, Geneva City Council meeting. The meeting was led by Deputy Mayor Bill Pealer (Ward 2). Council was supposed to hold a work session on October ... more
Geneva City Council tackles community choice aggregation and garbage issues but ignores Pruett’s resignation
Geneva City Council held its September meeting on September 1, 2021. Council moved the meeting from the Geneva Public Safety Center to Jordan Hall at the Cornell AgriTech Campus. Council spent most of its time ... more
Geneva City Councilor John Pruett will stay on through end of 2021, or until replacement is found
On August 17, 2021, Geneva Ward 6 Councilor John Pruett resigned his Council seat effective August 31, 2021. Pruett said, “The commonly underproductive and often hostile working environment in council creates an unacceptable level of ... more
Geneva rescheduled city council work session, moved the council’s regular meeting, and postponed water main work
The City of Geneva announced three major changes for the week of August 30, 2021. First, the city rescheduled the City Council work session scheduled for August 30, 2021. Geneva moved the meeting to September ... more
Pruett’s resignation letter obtained days before leaving Geneva City Council
"I am hereby issuing my resignation from Geneva City Council, Ward 6, becoming effective August 31, 2021." That's how the letter authored by Geneva City Councilor John Pruett, which was submitted to Mayor Steve Valentino ... more
Geneva City Councilor announces resignation, cites health and unproductive governing body
Geneva City Councilor John Pruett is stepping down. He serves as Sixth Ward city councilor and in a letter to Mayor Steve Valentino, he cited an array of issues and concerns that brought him to ... more
Geneva City Council rejects resolution to legalize temporary sidewalk art
Geneva City Council opened its Wednesday, August 4, 2021 meeting with the issuance of two Proclamations. Mayor Steve Valentino read the first Proclamation honoring Juneteenth Community Service. The resolution was brought because of June 19, ... more
WATCH: Geneva City Council Meeting on August 4, 2021 (video)
Full video of the Geneva City Council regular August meeting held on Wednesday evening, August 4, 2021. ... more
Geneva City Council hosts unproductive debate on police staffing study
The July Work Session held by Geneva City Council marked the return to its normal meeting location at the Geneva Public Safety Center. Mayor Steve Valentino, Councilor Laura Salamendra (Ward 5), and Councilor William Pealer ... more
Division widens on Geneva City Council after meeting: Legion plan passes unanimously
Protests at June Geneva Council Work Session Impact July Meeting, Geneva Council Divisions Widen, Salamendra Says City Employees Should Celebrate Juneteenth With “Anti-Racist” Training, And Geneva Refuses To Make Public Letter Read At Council Meeting ... more
WATCH: Geneva City Council succeeds in streaming their July meeting (video)
Geneva City Council held its regularly scheduled meeting for the month of July on Wednesday. This came after technical issues were raised by city officials, who said live-streaming the session may not be possible. Since ... more
Official blames venue change for possible streaming issue with Geneva City Council meeting, effectively rolling back public access
Geneva City Council is scheduled to meet tonight July 7 to hold public hearings regarding the rezoning of 1115 Lochland Road at the American Legion and regarding the creation of a planned unit development at ... more
