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Council hears first readings on controlled deer hunting ordinance and civil service age limit change
Summary
At first reading the council considered an amendment allowing controlled deer hunting within city limits (changes to codified ordinance 505.11) and an amendment to update civil service rules to remove a maximum age restriction for original police appointments.
The Cortland City Council held first readings on two ordinances March 3: an amendment to codified ordinance 505.11 to allow controlled deer hunting and an amendment to ordinance O-52-22 to update civil service provisions for the police department.
Councilman Jim Bradley presented the deer-hunting ordinance (listed as O-6-25 and O-56-22 in the record). Bradley said the changes reduce the eligible acreage where bow and crossbow hunting would be allowed, “so it’s drastically reduced the properties or addresses where you could… deer hunt,” and that the ordinance clarifies violations and the police chief’s enforcement role.…
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