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Cortland council approves cybersecurity policy, park and capital project bids, and emergency purchases; recall date set
Summary
At its Dec. 1 meeting the Cortland City Council approved a cybersecurity policy, authorized advertising for several capital projects (salt bin and Mosquito Creek Lake improvements), approved OPWC application for 2027 resurfacing, set a Feb. 3 recall election date for the mayor, and approved emergency purchases and an appropriation amendment.
The Cortland City Council on Dec. 1 approved multiple resolutions and emergency ordinances across finance, public works and administrative policy.
Key actions recorded by council: the body adopted Resolution R‑47‑25 to establish a cybersecurity policy required by a new state law and assigned the finance director to lead implementation and coordinate training with ECMSI; approved Resolution R‑48‑25 to advertise bids for demolition and base construction of a salt storage bin at Willow Park (staff confirmed a $75,000 line item); approved Resolution R‑49‑25 to advertise bids for West Main/Mosquito Creek Lake Park improvements (staff noted $404,000 in the capital budget and that the city will act as financial agent while state funds pay construction); and approved Resolution R‑50‑25 to submit an OPWC application for 2027 asphalt resurfacing work as a standard two‑year planning step.
Council also set the date for the recall election of Mayor Dieter Petrovsky (Resolution R‑51‑25), accepting the Board of Elections’ recommended date of Feb. 3. The council approved two emergency ordinances from the finance director: O‑68‑25 to purchase replacement meter‑reading software and equipment (staff reported a required replacement after a reader box failed and a loaner may be reclaimed) and O‑69‑25 to buy cellular water/sewer meters and service plan (finance reported low inventory of about 10 meters remaining). Finally, the council approved Ordinance O‑70‑25, an emergency amendment to the annual appropriation to increase the police department budget for the fiscal year ending Dec. 2025.
All items were moved and seconded and recorded by roll call during the meeting; votes were recorded as affirmative by the members present for each listed item in the transcript. Details such as exact vote tallies or abstentions were recorded in roll call form in the meeting record; the council instructed staff to move forward on advertised solicitations, emergency purchases and the appropriation amendment.
