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Council adopts Local Law No. 3 to create combined clerk/treasurer and comptroller position
Summary
After committee review and public feedback, the Dunkirk Common Council adopted Local Law No. 3 of 2026 to restructure fiscal administration by creating a combined city clerk/treasurer office and a city comptroller; initial implementation will use outside grant funding for the first two years and council retains oversight over long-term arrangements.
The Common Council voted unanimously to adopt Local Law No. 3 of 2026, a charter amendment restructuring the city's fiscal and administrative services to establish a combined city clerk/treasurer and a city comptroller. The finance committee reported the draft had been revised to add clarifications on reporting relationships, accountability measures and contractual oversight; the committee said corporation counsel advised the revisions did not change the lawa purpose and therefore did not require a new public hearing.
The finance committee report said outside grant support is expected to fund the first two years of implementation but that any long-term implementation must be fiscally sustainable and remain subject to council review. "These revisions do not materially alter the purpose and intent of the legislation and therefore do not require an additional public hearing under applicable law," the finance committee chair said. The clerk called roll and all present council members voted "Aye," and the chair announced the local law was adopted.
