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Public hearing set for PAB in Geneva: People’s Peaceful Protest throws support behind draft law
It didn't come without a fair share of controversy, and several hours of public meetings, but the City of Geneva has drafted a proposed local law that would create a police accountability board. The draft ... more
Geneva City Council meets in undisclosed location, micro-analyzes PAB proposal
The Geneva City Council held a “Special” City Council meeting Thursday, September 10th to consider a redrafted public law related to the proposed Police Accountability Board (PAB). Despite New York Public Officers Law, Article 7, ... more
Geneva City Council reaches agreement on PAB, disciplinary process
The Geneva City Council held its third Police Accountability Board (PAB) meeting of the week on Thursday, September 3rd. The focus of meeting was the proposed PAB’s disciplinary authority. The Council also discussed the PAB’s ... more
Geneva City Council fights through regular meeting, questions need for Genesee Park soil contamination remediation
The Geneva City Council held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, September 2nd.. The meeting was held via Zoom due to the continuing social distancing requirements of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, it was announced at the ... more
Geneva City Council battles over ethics violations at meeting
The Geneva City Council met Wednesday via Zoom for its regular monthly meeting. Two work sessions had already been held, and another was slated for the following day. The Council spent a large portion of ... more
Work session rambles, but City Council leans toward police accountability board in Geneva
The meeting was scheduled to discuss the investigative authority and composition of the proposed PAB. However, the discussion regarding the investigative authority of the PAB went so long that the Council did not get around ... more
Tensions run high as divided city council begins week of work on police accountability in Geneva
The Geneva City Council met Monday, August 31st for a Council work session. In continuing its social distancing efforts due to COVID-19 the Council met via Zoom and distributed the meeting live via City’s YouTube ... more
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
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
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
LIVE FROM CITY HALL: Officials talk health, education, and future of Geneva in digital first (video)
- By Gabriel Pietrorazio On Thursday, strategic community partners from the City of Geneva gathered digitally to host a virtual livestream event on Facebook, “Live from City Hall.” City Manager Sage Gerling moderated the announcements, ... 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
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
Geneva City Council will discuss sales tax increase at upcoming workshop
Don't call Geneva City Councilor John Pruett's proposal to raise sales tax in the city dead just yet. City Council voted 8-1 to rejected the proposal to “conduct an earnest and diligent evaluation of how ... more
SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Gerling and Blowers focus on moving Geneva forward
What’s going on in Geneva? After the City named a successor to Former City Manager Matt Horn — in Sage Gerling — local residents were largely satisfied. While there were concerns about the process — ... more
Committee members ID’d by blog as Geneva seeks out next city manager
A little more clarity. After this weekend residents and taxpayers have a better idea about the future of their community. Since the departure of former City Manager Matt Horn - questions have swirled around the ... more
