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Mayor asks council to confirm Sean Radigan as public service director; council moves to executive session
Summary
The mayor submitted an emergency ordinance on May 19 to hire Sean Radigan as Cortland’s director of public service. The mayor argued Radigan stabilized the service department, but council raised concerns; the meeting adjourned to an executive session to discuss personnel and defer confirmation.
On May 19, 2025, the mayor of Cortland submitted Ordinance O-26-25 as an emergency to hire Sean Radigan as the city’s director of public service and asked the Cortland City Council to confirm the appointment.
The matter drew extended comment because the service director oversees the largest capital project in the city’s history, and the mayor said a confirmed director is needed to continue that work. The mayor cited the charter as the legal basis for the appointment and asked council to confirm Radigan at the meeting; council instead voted to adjourn to an executive session to discuss personnel before taking a final confirmation…
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