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Committee roundup: Easter egg hunt permit, transit subsidy payment, SEIU contract and other routine authorizations approved
Summary
Committee members approved a set of routine authorizations including a community Easter egg hunt permit requested by Oswego County Federal Credit Union, a $30,000 transfer to pay a transit subsidy to Centro for past years, acceptance of a $6,500 donation for the fire department, and ratification of a four-year SEIU Local 200 United agreement.
Committee members approved several non-capital routine items on the agenda, including permits, donations, a transit subsidy payment, and a collective-bargaining agreement.
Kennedy Coyne, events chair for Oswego County Federal Credit Union, asked committee members to authorize the credit union’s annual children’s Easter egg hunt on Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Washington Square Park. The committee approved the request; the mayor said the event has been held for 10 years and is a community outreach effort.
The committee also approved a request from the mayor to transfer $30,000 from the general fund contingent account to the publicity account to pay an outstanding subsidy to Centro (central bus service). The mayor said the city budgets $15,000 annually for the subsidy; Centro presented bills covering 2023 and 2024 that had not been paid, and the transfer will cover those amounts.
Fire Chief Paul Conzone requested authorization to accept a $6,500 donation from DeLong Company Incorporated to purchase a 7-by-14-foot enclosed trailer for special-operations equipment; the committee approved accepting the donation and allowing the city chamberlain to deposit the funds and move them into the fire department budget.
Personnel Director Danielle Dowd presented a ratified tentative agreement with SEIU Local 200 United, and the committee authorized the mayor to enter into the four-year agreement effective January 1, 2025. Dowd said negotiations required mediation before reaching the tentative agreement, and union members approved the proposition before the committee vote.
The committee also voted to go into an executive session to discuss the proposed acquisition, sale or lease of real property.
Several routine minutes approvals for previous committee meetings were also accepted earlier in the meeting.
Specific vote tallies were not recorded in detail in the transcript; motions on the listed items were moved and approved by the councilors present.
