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Ithaca council approves IT reorganization; councilors press for budget clarity on pay bands

5842650 · September 4, 2025
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Summary

The council approved a local-law reorganization separating the city clerk and creating a Department of Information and Community Engagement plus an IT chief information security officer role. Councilors questioned pay‑band impacts and budget timing before finalizing roster funding details.

The Ithaca Common Council voted to reorganize the city’s information functions — separating the city clerk role from a combined department head and creating a Department of Information and Community Engagement (DICE) and a director of information technology/chief information security officer position. The council also approved associated roster and funding changes for positions within the new structure.

Council discussion focused on whether the personnel and pay‑band changes should wait for the…

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