HomeMy WebLinkAbout12-31-13 Special Common Council Meeting AgendaOFFICIAL NOTICE OF MEETING
A Regular meeting of the Common Council will be held on Tuesday, December 31,
2013, at 12:00 p.m. in the Common Council Chambers at City Hall, 108 East Green
Street, Ithaca, New York. Your attendance is requested.
AGENDA
1. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
2. SPECIAL ORDER OF BUSINESS:
2.1 Recognition of Outgoing Common Council Members
2.2 Dismissal of Outgoing Council Members
2.3 Oath of Office – Alderpersons Elect
3. NEW BUSINESS:
3.1 Appointment of Acting Mayor and Alternate Acting Mayor – Oath of Office
3.2 Appointment of Marriage Officers – Resolution
4. CONSENT ITEMS:
4.1 Finance/Controller - Designation of Official Newspaper
4.2 Finance/Controller - Collateral to Secure Deposits
4.3 Finance/Controller - Public Employee's Blanket Bond
4.4 Finance/Controller - Designation of Common Council Meetings
4.5 Finance/Controller - Designation of Official Depositories
4.6 Common Council - Approval of 2014 Travel Policy
5. ADJOURNMENT:
If you have a disability that will require special arrangements to be made in order for you
to fully participate in the meeting, please contact the City Clerk at 274-6570 at least 48
hours before the meeting.
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Sarah L. Myers
Acting City Clerk
Date: December 26, 2013
4. CONSENT ITEMS:
4.1 Finance/Controller - Designation of Official Newspaper - Resolution
RESOLVED, That, pursuant to Section C-113 of the City Charter, the Ithaca Journal be
and is hereby designated as the official newspaper of the City of Ithaca for the year
2014.
4.2 Finance/Controller - Collateral to Secure Deposits - Resolution
RESOLVED, That the collateral deposited by the Tompkins Trust Company, JP Morgan
Chase and M & T Bank as reported, be approved as to form and sufficiency.
4.3 Finance/Controller - Public Employee's Blanket Bond - Resolution
RESOLVED, That pursuant to Section 11 of the Public Officers Law, the following Bond,
which is on file in the Office of the City Clerk, be, and is hereby approved in all respects
for the year 2014.
Faithful Performance Blanket Bond Coverage by
National Grange Mutual Insurance Company $250,000
4.4 Finance/Controller - Designation of Common Council Meetings - Resolution
RESOLVED, That the regular meetings of the Common Council, for the year 2014, be
held at 6:00 P.M., on the first Wednesday of each month, in the Common Council
Chambers, at City Hall, 108 East Green Street, Ithaca, New York, unless otherwise
determined by Common Council.
4.5 Finance/Controller - Designation of Official Depositories - Resolution
RESOLVED, That pursuant to Section C-34 of the City Charter, the Tompkins Trust
Company, the JP Morgan Chase Bank and the M & T Bank be, and they are, hereby
designated as the official depositories of all City Funds for the year 2014.
4.6 Common Council - Approval of 2014 Travel Policy - Resolution
WHEREAS, there is to be held during the coming official year a) the New York State
Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting and Training School; b) the New York State
Conference of Mayors Fall Training School for Fiscal Officers and Municipal Clerks, and
other national and regional conferences as applicable, and
WHEREAS, it is determined by the Mayor and Common Council that attendance by
certain municipal officials and City employees at one or more of these meetings,
conferences or schools benefits the municipality; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That Common Council, the Mayor and City employees are hereby
authorized to attend said conferences or other applicable training events during 2014,
and be it further
RESOLVED, That the cost for all events must be derived from existing 2014
Departmental Budgets with appropriate approvals obtained as applicable, and be it
further
RESOLVED, That this resolution shall take effect immediately.