Members of the public are encouraged to provide public comment on the tentative 2021 Tompkins County Budget and the 2021-2025 Tompkins County Capital Program. Public comment will be accepted during the November 10, 2020 special meeting of the Tompkins County Legislature at 7:00pm. The meeting will…
2020 News Archives
Tompkins County and the City of Ithaca are announcing a series of community engagement opportunities and seeking the public’s input to help reimagine public safety. The collaborative effort follows an executive order from New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo requiring all municipalities with police…
The Tompkins County Office of Human Rights, in partnership with Tompkins County Health Department, hosted a panel discussion “COVID-19, Compassionate Mental Health and Social Services.” In recognition that COVID-19 has brought even further to light the need for providers and public agencies to…
Tompkins County officials held a live streamed COVID-19 update on Monday. The update featured reactions to the recent increase in cases in Tompkins County and throughout the Southern Tier and clarifying guidance to help stop the spread of the disease. Tompkins County Legislator Deborah Dawson…
The expanded Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee of the Tompkins County Legislature approved amendments to the recommended 2021 County Budget, including a proposal to reduce the tax levy and leverage fund balance to address projected 2021 budget shortfalls. Legislature Discusses Use of Fund…
As local government and law enforcement leaders we are strongly discouraging attendance at any political rallies planned in downtown Ithaca for this weekend. Planned rallies have not applied for or received permission to hold a lawful assembly – and we have serious concerns about potential violent…
The expanded Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee of the Tompkins County Legislature met to vote on amendments to the proposed 2021 Tompkins County Budget. Amendments approved by the legislature added $262,911 to the budget, increasing the tax levy by .51% yielding a proposed rate of 5.49%…
The expanded Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee of the Tompkins County Legislature met to review the proposed 2021 budgets from the County’s planning, energy and environmental quality departments and supported agencies. Due to financial impacts from COVID-19, County departments were required…
The expanded Budget, Capital, and Personnel Committee of the Tompkins County Legislature met to review the proposed 2021 budgets from the County’s facilities and infrastructure departments. Those departments include Facilities, Highway, Recycling & Materials Management, the Airport, and Weights…
Tompkins County Administrator Jason Molino will host a public forum on police reform on Thursday, October 15 at 5pm. The forum will be streamed on Tompkins County’s YouTube channel and is part of the collaborative effort to reform policing with the City of Ithaca. All municipalities with police…