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ITHACA, NY At the end of March, New York state became the 15th state in the country to legalize recreational marijuana, and at the May 19 Planning and Economic Development Committee meeting, we got our first idea of what that will look like for Ithaca.
The legislation
Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed bill S.854-A/A.1248-A on March 31, which allows for âadult useâ marijuana, fulfilling what the state calls a âkey component of his 2021 State of the State agenda.â
So what does this mean?
You can now legally possess up to three ounces of marijuana, or have up to five pounds of marijuana stored securely in your home, but no home cultivation is allowed as of yet. Eventually, when you are allowed to grow at home, you will be able to grow up to six plants for personal use (three mature plants and three immature plants) and a maximum of 12 plants per household (six mature and six immature), even if there are three or more adults aged 21 or over in the residence. This marijua
Project management software: $19,950
Alderperson Graham Kerslick asked if the city anticipated hearing back from the state about the passed recommendations before approving this money, and asked for clarification about what exactly the roles of the employees will be.Â
âWe have not gotten follow up from the state, and we donât expect much,â Mayor Svante Myrick said. âItâs important we get moving and demonstrate to the community that weâre willing to invest.â
Myrick added that the CJC would be based loosely on the Emergency Operations Center model the county uses. The project manager would be the director of the CJC, while the data analyst would focus on data and collection. Together they would work with the Ithaca Police Department, Tompkins County Sheriffâs Office, Common Council and County Legislature to establish the framework for implementation of the approved recommendations, as well as identify and facilitate the next steps for commu
ITHACA, NY Big changes could be coming to the structure of Ithaca city government. At the April 28 City Administration Committee meeting, a subcommittee charged by the mayor at the beginning of the year, proposed moving from a mayor-council government to a council-manager government.
A mayor-council government, the closest to the way Ithaca operates, has a mayor elected separately from the council who is often full-time and paid with significant administrative and budgetary authority. The council is elected and maintains legislative powers, and some cities with this type of government appoint a professional manager who maintains limited administrative authority, which would be similar to Ithacaâs chief of staff Dan Cogan (who is stepping down this month). Itâs the second most common form of municipal government and is most commonly found in larger, older cities or in very small cities.
ITHACA, NY Ithacaâs Common Council officially passed the Reimagining Public Safety resolution that includes creating a new department that would comprise armed and unarmed workers. There were a handful of language tweaks from the initial resolution, but the recommendation to create a new department was the one that gathered the most discussion.
Alderperson Donna Fleming proposed an amendment to the language nixed the language that said âcreate a departmentâ because she said that implied an elimination of the current department. She was supported by Alderperson Cynthia Brock who agreed that it would make more sense to change the language to say create a task force to evaluate building a new department.Â