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MEETING NOTICE: Geneva council to review DPW plans

Geneva city leaders will get a deep dive into roads, water lines and major construction projects Tuesday night. City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. on Feb. 17 at City Hall, 47 ... more
NOTICE: Geneva City council to hold special meeting

Geneva City Council members will meet Thursday night for a special session at City Hall. The special council meeting is scheduled for February 12 at 6 p.m. in the second-floor conference room at City Hall, ... more
Geneva City Council advances strategic plan, reviews economic development structure

Geneva City Council’s meeting covered a wide range of topics last week, from long-term financial planning and downtown revitalization to public safety, housing, and the future of Loomis Woods. While much of the evening focused ... more
GENEVA: City Council holds February meeting (webcast)

Geneva City Council met Feb. 4 for its regular session at City Hall, beginning with an executive session on collective bargaining and personnel matters. Council heard multiple presentations, including a 2025 year-in-review and financial update, ... more
Geneva ethics probe follows councilor arrest

A felony drug arrest pushed Geneva officials into action as City Council voted to trigger an ethics review, according to the Finger Lakes Times. The council approved a 7–1 referral sending the matter to the ... more
GENEVA: City Council holds special work session (webcast)

On Wednesday, Geneva City Council held a special meeting labeled as a work session. The meeting, which was streamed on YouTube and lasted more than two hours had no major agenda items, but covered a ... more
Special Geneva council meeting set

The City of Geneva will hold a special City Council meeting later this week to conduct a strategy session. The meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, Jan. 14, at City Hall, located at 47 Castle Street ... more
GENEVA: City Council holds first meeting of 2026 (webcast)

On Wednesday, January 6, Geneva City Council held its first meeting of the year. The session was streamed live on YouTube, and can be watched back on demand using the video player below ... more
UPDATE: Mayor asks Geneva councilor to resign after arrest

Geneva’s mayor is calling on a city councilor to consider stepping down after his arrest on felony drug charges. Mayor Jim Cecere released a detailed statement Thursday addressing the arrest of Councilor Ahmad Whitfield, saying ... more
Geneva City Council to hold hearings on land sales, take up parking ordinance this week

The Geneva City Council is scheduled to meet Wednesday with two public hearings tied to potential real estate and parkland actions, along with a vote on a parking and traffic ordinance and several proposed resolutions ... more
Housing, ethics, and bail laws on Geneva city council agenda

Geneva City Council members will tackle housing questions, parking rules, and public safety issues when they meet Jan. 7 at City Hall. The regular council meeting starts at 7 p.m. in the second-floor council chambers ... more
Geneva City Council approves police union contract, ratifies BID bylaws (video)

Geneva City Council approved a new three-year labor contract with the city’s police union and formally ratified the Geneva Business Improvement District’s bylaws during a short special meeting held December 23. The meeting focused exclusively ... more
Police contract, BID bylaws up tonight on Geneva City Council

Geneva City Council will tackle two items tonight during a special meeting at City Hall. Council members are set to vote on a new police union contract and formally approve bylaws for the Geneva Business ... more
Geneva council to revisit Loomis Woods housing plan

Tempers could flare this week as Geneva leaders prepare for back-to-back meetings focused on a proposal to sell city-owned parkland for housing. The City Council will meet twice — on December 16 and 17 — ... more
Geneva City Council meetings scheduled with executive session and Loomis Woods housing action

Geneva City Council has scheduled two special meetings next week at City Hall, both of which will be held in the second-floor conference room. The first meeting is set for 6 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 16 ... more
Geneva considers $1M offer for parkland

A developer is offering $1 million to buy Loomis Woods, a long-unused 15-acre city-owned parcel, according to Finger Lakes Times. Dan McGowan, a retired professor and real estate investor, first tried to buy the land ... more
GENEVA: City Council holds December meeting (webcast)

Geneva City Council met Wednesday for a full session that included public comment, multiple ordinance readings and several key resolutions. Council advanced updates to the city’s parking code, approved sewer and general fund budget amendments, ... more
5 biggest takeaways from Geneva City Council’s November meeting (video)

Budget concerns, infrastructure responsibilities, and intermunicipal service agreements dominated discussion at the Geneva City Council’s regular meeting Wednesday, with councilors and staff navigating a series of complex fiscal and policy issues as the 2026 budget ... more
Geneva City Council to weigh property sales, grant support, and new policies this week

Geneva’s City Council will take on a packed agenda during its regular meeting on Wednesday with decisions on property sales, grant applications, and a batch of administrative changes—all while continuing deep debate over the city’s ... more


