@fairmapscny Fairmaps CNY was among the organizations that called for an independent redistricting commission. The council district lines haven t been redrawn in 20 years.
The first eight members of Syracuse’s independent redistricting commission are preparing to take the next step in the citizen-led process to re-draw council district lines. They already have one meeting behind them, and they’ll hold a second meeting next week to begin to round out the commission.
City Auditor Nader Maroun is overseeing the creation of the commission as required by the enabling legislation. He says it seems fitting. I was involved in setting term limits back when I was on the council in the mid-80s. This is a natural evolution for me.
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Syracuse’s # 22 Chase Scanlan works on Stony Brooks #2 Connor Grippe and gets his shot in a game played at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, N.Y. March 11, 2021. Syracuse University would not say why Scanlan was suspended, citing privacy laws. Syracuse.com s reporting connected it to a domestic violence call to police.
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If you think the editorial board is more frequently tooting the horn for local journalism, you’re not wrong. We are making the case for the value of our work to subscribers and the community. We also are standing up for the role played by a free and independent press in a democracy, in the face of growing hostility to it.
Audit backs Syracuse.com report that city paid police to stay home and finds it was even worse
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Syracuse, N.Y. ― A Syracuse police policy of paying officers who were sent home to avoid work during the pandemic cost taxpayers nearly $300,000, according to a city audit.
The department at the same time paid other officers overtime to fill shifts that could have been filled by officers who were paid to stay home, the audit found. How much overtime was spent this way couldn’t be determined because the city’s record-keeping is so “antiquated,” the audit found.