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COUNCIL VOTE SUSPENDS CITY MANAGER MURPHY By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – After barring public comment before a packed house, a split Common Council this evening voted, 5-2, with one abstention, to suspend City Manager Martin Murphy, who has served as City Hall’s top executive for 10 months. Three Council members, Bob Brzozowski, Chip Holmes and David Rissberger, argued that due process had been circumvented and Murphy was the victim of emotions gone out of control. Meanwhile, a four-vote bloc…
67 East St. Demolition Marks Beginning Of Greener Entrance To Hartwick College…
Mike Lynch Plans Resolution Seeking Manager’s Suspension ONEONTA – Council member Mike Lynch has advised his colleagues he intends to introduce a resolution asking for the suspension of City Manager Martin Murphy at today’s special Common Council meeting at 6:30 p.m. The he plans to make a motion authorizing the “payment of contractual severance” if Murphy voluntarily resigns.…
allotsego.com EDITORIAL Don’t Be Stampeded, Keep Manager In Place For Now Yet again, Council member Mike Lynch – this time, with the help of colleague Larry Malone – has manufactured a crisis in Oneonta City Hall. This evening, Common Council will convene in special session to act on a motion to approve a severance package for City Manager Martin Murphy. Acting Mayor Russ Southard, who confirmed Murphy Thursday morning declined a request that he resign, called the meeting. Murphy, with…
Lynch, Malone Behind Attempt At Oust Murphy, Colleague Says ‘I’m Very Angry,’ Says Brzozowski. Manager Can Succeed, He Adds ONEONTA – Common Council members Mike Lynch and Larry Malone are behind efforts to oust City Manager Martin Murphy, Bob Brozowski, one of three Council members that want to give Murphy time to succeed, said this morning. “I’m very angry,” said the usually mild-mannered Council member. Brzozowski said Wednesday’s meeting, purportedly called an initiative of a “360 review” of Murphy’s performance to date, was…
COUNCIL TO MEET FRIDAY ON CITY MANAGER FUTURE By JIM KEVLIN • for allotsego.com ONEONTA – The second effort to remove a city manager in as many years will be the topic of a special Common Council meeting scheduled for 6:30 Friday evening in City Hall. A notice of the meeting was sent out at 6:36 this evening by City Clerk Doug Kendall, alerting the public that Acting Mayor Russ Southard called the meeting at the request of Council members Larry…
Rissberger Daughter Meets President At White House JULIA RISSBERGER’S SPINACH AND APPLE SALAD WITH BLUEBERRY VINAIGRETTE AND WHOLE-GRAIN CHEESE PENNIES…
Artist Charles Hartley, Oneonta, Wins Coopertown’s 80th National ONEONTA – Charles Hartley, the Hartwick College physicist who turned to art in his retirement, was awarded the grand prize for “Wave for Hokusai” this evening at the Cooperstown Art Association’s 80th annual National Juried Art Exhibition. The grand prize came with a $500 award; in all, $3,200 in awards were announced at 6 p.m. on the steps of 22 Main St. during the opening reception. “His handling and awareness of light…
Oneonta Hydrant Flushing Starts Again Monday ONEONTA – The city Department of Public Service will be flushing hydrants in the high-service area starting Monday. The work is expected to take three to four days. Affected areas include West Street north of Clinton Street, College Terrace, Suncrest Terrace, Overlook Drive, Ravine Parkway; Bugbee Road west of Crestmont Terrace, College Park Drive, Brigham Road, Carson Road, and Farone Drive. During flushing, water users may experience a change in water color and/or pressure.…
