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Dunkirk council approves referendum to let voters decide whether to abolish elected treasurer
Summary
After a public hearing with residents urging either civil-service protection or retention of the post, the Dunkirk Common Council voted unanimously to place local law 1 of 2025 on the November ballot to ask voters whether to abolish the elected treasurer position and transfer duties to an appointed department.
The Dunkirk Common Council voted unanimously Tuesday to place local law 1 of 2025 on the November general election ballot, asking voters whether to abolish the city’s elected treasurer position and transfer its duties to the Department of Fiscal Affairs under council and mayoral supervision.
The question approved by the council will appear on the November 2025 ballot as a yes-or-no referendum on whether to abolish the elected office and transfer its duties to an appointed fiscal department.
The law’s wording drew public comment before the vote on how any successor would be chosen. During a public hearing, resident Tom Olegco of 119 Margay Street said, “My opinion, it should be civil…
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