Mayor Drnek’s ‘singular focus’ on City’s growth By Kevin Limiti The City of Oneonta welcomed its new mayor on New Year’s Day when former Eighth Ward Councilman Mark Drnek took the oath to assume his office. He already has changed City Hall: Mayor Drnek adopted City Administrator Greg Mattice’s plan to rearrange the office layout to “foster more coordination and collaboration” in the building. “I will always do what’s best for the business of organization or, in this case, the…
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THIS WEEK’S NEWSPAPERS The Freeman’s Journal • Hometown Oneonta July 15, 2021 PHOTO OF THE WEEK FRONT PAGE Cooperstown Trustees approve Chestnut Project AllOtsego people: Mattice excited about new city role Junior Livestock Show returns with a barnyard of fun Cooperstown & Around City of the Hills Inside The Paper After COVID delay, Cooperstown teacher plans overseas trip for 2022 Rotary announces 2021 award winners Otsego County opts into pilot hunting program for kids 12, 13 Student News Perspectives Editorial…
AllOtsego people: Mattice excited about new city role By KEVIN LIMITI• Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA — Oneonta native Greg Mattice has begun his new role as Oneonta’s city administrator. Mattice began his new position July 1, leaving his job as city engineer. Mattice, who said he enjoys playing basketball and spending time with his family, earned a degree in engineering from Syracuse University in 2009. “We’re a small city,” Mattice said. “I do a lot of technical work.” Mattice said…
City Promotes Mattice To Administrator Position By GREG KLEIN • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – The city of Oneonta has promoted Greg Mattice to fill the position of city administrator. Mattice, who has been with the city since 2010 and has been the city engineer for about half of that time, was approved for his new position by the city’s Common Council Tuesday, April 20. The administrator position is a revised position in the city, an attempt to turn the…
Residency Requirement, Budget Debated For City Administrator By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – Residency and the budget process were two of the strongly-debated topics as Common Council continues refining the City Manager role to a City Administrator. “We’ve had so many issues with the last three city managers finding a place to stay, as well as issues with our housing stock, that we should allow the City Manager to live outside the city,” said Council member Dave…
Common Council Moves To Change City ‘Manager’ To ‘Administrator’ By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com ONEONTA – It could be as easy as changing a few words. “It is more apparent to me that we have a job that is titled ‘city manager’ in the Charter, but if you look at the description, it describes a city administrator,” said Mayor Gary Herzig during a special meeting of the Common Council this evening. “The last three people we recruited as…