The Oswego Cub Scout Pack 888 started a recent Oswego Common Council meeting by leading everyone in saying the Pledge of Allegiance. After the scouts were done reciting the pledge, Mayor Randy Bateman handed each scout an Oswego pin.
Any change in the mayor’s salary must be done by March 15, according to the city charter. Councilors also debated the possibility of re-establishing the executive assistant position. Questions remain as to what the specific duties would be, how much the person gets paid and how it would be funded. As of right now, the general feeling among councilors is to leave the position unfunded while they get more information regarding the position over all.
On Tuesday, the Common Council will review the mayor’s salary and consider the possibility of reinstating the position of mayoral assistant. By March 15, the council must make a recommendation regarding the mayor’s salary for the coming year, according to Council President Ron Kaplewicz. The current salary rate is good through the end of 2011.
A local property owner was cited for not clearing the snow in front of his business. He had sought to have the fees waived and points eliminated.
Chamber wants to reverse the Independence Day Parade’s route so that it ends at Fort Ontario this year in keeping with the theme “Back In Time.” The full council will also consider resolutions regarding Pumpkin Fest, the farmers’ market, an Oswego triathlon and the Fulton Jazz Fest.
The first deals with proposed revision to the city’s 2020 Vision Comprehensive Plan. It will start at 7 p.m. That will be followed at 7:10 p.m. by a public hearing regarding Proposed Local Law #1 – Chapter 63, Animals, of the city code.
Among the items on the agendas is a request to upgrade the lighting at the waste water treatment plants. It would mean an annual savings of about $3,250.
In other action, the council accepts a $10,000 donation to be used by the city’s dive-rescue team, and a public hearing on the proposed local law regarding animals will be held Jan. 24.
At its meeting Monday night, the Common Council approved a proposed change of zone for certain property located in the Seventh Ward from an R-4 Residential District to an R-2 Residential District, as per a request by several residents of Pond Path.
Several merchants in the Port City are banding together to get the Downtown Oswego Energetic Retailers up and running again. One of their concerns is the way the chamber is handling the weekly farmers’ market during the summer. The merchants need to have a larger voice in how things are being done, they said.
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