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IN APPRECIATION FOR OUTSTANDING PUBLIC SERVICE BY KATHRYN D. SUPRON
WHEREAS, Kathryn D. Supron has served the Village tirelessly since her election in 2009 as Trustee and as Mayor
in 2010, and
WHEREAS, she was reelected as Mayor in 2012, 2014, and 2016, and
WHEREAS, her concern for the area’s environment prompted her appointment to the Deer Remediation Advisory
Committee in August 2008 which led to development and implementation of a highly successful Deer Management
Program, and
WHEREAS, this concern further led to Local Laws regulating fencing and walls, solar energy installations, noise,
care and mowing of property, and street tree protection and planting, and
WHEREAS, she helped create the Village's Street Tree Advisory Committee and facilitate the Village's
certification as a Tree City USA, and attended annual Arbor Day tree planting celebrations, and
WHEREAS, she approved a partnership with Tompkins County Solid Waste to site a food scrap recycling
drop spot in Cayuga Heights to expand food scrap recycling options for residents , and
WHEREAS, she annually signed the Tompkins County Stormwater Coalition intermunicipal agree ment
renewing the contract with the Tompkins County Soil and Water Conservation District for administrative
services, and
WHEREAS, she supported the writing and adoption of the Village's 2014 Comprehensive Plan, and
WHEREAS, she assisted in and guided the writing and adoption of the Village's Emergency Plan, and
WHEREAS, she helped rewrite Village zoning as a member of its Zoning Review Committee, and
WHEREAS, she served on the Tompkins County Council of Governments, and
WHEREAS, in 2010 she was named Water Commissioner on the Board of Directors of the Bolton Point Water
Commission, and
WHEREAS, she sat on the Board of Directors for the Greater Tompkins County Municipal Health Insurance
Consortium, and
WHEREAS, she was a member of the Ithaca Tompkins County Transportation Council and was Chairperson at
the time of her retirement, and
WHEREAS, her focus on improved communication between elected officials, municipal employees and residents
fueled the reincarnation of a newsletter, improved website and frequent enews blasts, and
WHEREAS, this also led to increased cooperation between departments as well as emphasis on updating and
educating officials and employees on policies such as the Code of Ethics and the Workplace Violence Prevention
Policy, and
WHEREAS, she took the lead on entrance into a 5-Year Agreement with Tompkins County for the Tompkins
Shared Services Electronic Records Repository (TSSERR) which highly improved document storage for all
Village records, and
WHEREAS, she worked on efforts to identify other potential areas of shared services within Tompkins County, and
WHEREAS, she advanced preservation of the Village’s history and engaged in the 2015 Centennial Celebration,
and
WHEREAS, she oversaw the addition to Marcham Hall as well as other enhancements, upgrades, and remediation
to the infrastructure of the Village, and
WHEREAS, she implemented countless additional improvements, too many to name, to the function, welfare,
safety, and future of the Village of Cayuga Heights.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Village of Cayuga Heights Board of Trustees recognizes and appreciates
Kathryn D. Supron’s exceptional service to the Village of Cayuga Heights.