Legislative Update – Spring 2024

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…

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…

Recently, I attended two roundtable type events in the 10th District which brought together local businesses and government leaders to talk about how they can work together and help each other grow and prosper. Both were very informative with good conversations and dialogue. As a County Legislator, and a former Mayor of Fayetteville, I know…

Below is the ‘Letter to the Editor’ I sent to local publications to mark the one-year anniversary of the deaths of Onondaga County Sheriff Lt. Michael Hoosock and Syracuse Police Department Officer Michael Jensen. As Chairman of Public Safety Committee in Onondaga County, this one-year anniversary of the tragic line-of-duty deaths of Onondaga County Sheriff…

Memorial Day weekend was all about remembering and honoring, as it should be. I took part in parades and ceremonies in Oran, Manlius, the Village of Fayetteville and the Village of Minoa. It was nice to see so many turnout in honor of those who gave their lives for the freedoms we so enjoy today….

At this month’s meeting of the Public Safety Committee, District Attorney William Fitzpatrick came to ask the committee to accept $3 million from New York State – payment, if you will – to cover his office’s work in two high-profile cases you’ve probably heard about in the news.  The D.A. was appointed by the N.Y.S…