Just Announced: 2024-2025 Appointments

UPDATE: The local law passed at Session, so this now will go before the voters this fall. I am co-sponsoring a local law which will be considered at our August Session. If it passes, both length of term and term limits for Onondaga County Legislators will be on the ballot this November. This will allow…

During the recent strike by New York State Corrections Officers, New York’s Governor banned state counties from hiring them into similar positions on the local level. In Onondaga County, this move came up at the March meeting of the Public Safety Committee. Onondaga County’s Sheriff was our guest, and shared as of that date, 49…

On Wednesday, February 14, 2024, I spoke to the Manlius Town Board and shared details about the initiatives I’m working on at the Legislature and about ways Onondaga County is positioning itself for the future.

I regularly provide updates to the village boards in Minoa and Fayetteville, and to the Town Board in Manlius. Below is an article printed in the Eagle Bulletin, which was written by Jason Klaiber who attended the Minoa meeting. VILLAGE OF MINOA – Mark Olson, the Onondaga County legislator for the 10th District, gave a presentation to…

Food insecurity is a growing problem in Onondaga County, thanks to inflation and the rising cost of food. We are fortunate in the 10th District to have food pantries that help those in need, and county and state programs are making a difference. Still, we have much work to do to and I look forward…

The Onondaga County Legislature’s Public Safety committee held our April meeting at the new home of the Onondaga County Department of Emergency Management in Liverpool. As Chair of the committee, I felt it was important to begin the meeting with a moment of silence in honor of Lieutenant Michael Hoosock of the Onondaga County Sheriff’s…