Ithaca Charter Revision Commission organizes, sets working groups and opts into city video‑conference rules

The City of Ithaca Charter Revision Commission voted to adopt an organizing resolution and to opt into the city's video‑conferencing provisions, then announced steering‑committee and working‑group assignments as it moves toward drafting charter amendments for the November ballot.

Chair Billy Noseworthy opened the meeting and confirmed a quorum before calling for a motion to adopt an organizing resolution. "We definitely have a quorum, so we can start," Noseworthy said. Clyde Letterman moved the organizing resolution, which Victor Kessler seconded. The measure establishes meeting times and procedures, appoints the city attorney's office as parliamentarian and authorizes the chair to create and appoint working groups. Noseworthy said the commission will generally meet the third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in Common Council Chambers. The organizing resolution was adopted by unanimous consent.

The commission also voted to opt into Local Law No. 5 of 2022, which tracks the state Public Officers Law provisions governing remote participation. "This resolution opts us into Local Law number 5 of 2022," Clyde Letterman said during the motion.…