September 1, 2021

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Vax Facts ��8 Cornell junior Jordan Tralins uses TikTok and Instagram to fight vaccine misinformation on college campuses across the country.

Gov. restructure: Will mayor be part-time or full-time?

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s city officials continue their work to restructure city government, they’re eyeing 2024 as the timeline for the city manager role to take effect. In a discussion at the City Administration Committee meeting on Aug. 25, committee chair Deb Mohlenhoff said it makes more sense for the changes to start at the end of the current mayor’s term. “I know this is a substantive change for the city, so if it passed referendum we’d need to figure out structure, staffing changes,” she said. “We’re thinking about this as a phased transition so it isn’t an abrupt change in how it’s all done.” Residents would get the chance to approve or deny the change to the city charter which would create a city manager position in a councilmanager form of government. The plan also maintains the mayor’s position and he or she would remain the presiding member of Common Council, but the leader of the executive branch of the city would be the city manager. During the discussion at City Administration, it was clear the committee members were still not 100% clear on which executive responsibilities will switch to the city manager and which will remain with the mayor. “At some point in this process it’s going to be important to summarize this in columns,” committee member Graham Kerslick said. “What’s not [clear] from this is what the role of the mayor is. It’s very difficult to see that and that’s what people I think are going to be asking.”

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Groton Olde Home Days this past Saturday. Featuring a performance by Dialed Action Sports, a BMX stunt show. (Photo: Casey Martin)

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▶ Airport food- Tompkins County has issued a request for proposals (RFP) seeking a new vendor to operate the café, bar, and gift shop at the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport. Proposals will be accepted through 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 22. Responses to this RFP and any other required

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documents shall be submitted online through the Tompkins County website at: http://www. tompkinscountyny.gov/purchase. Once on the website, select ‘Open Solicitations,’ which will take you to BidNetDirect where the RFP information is posted for the public. Bidders who do not have, or cannot obtain,

internet access must contact the Purchasing Division, via email (preferred), purchase@tompkinsco.org or by telephone, (607) 274-5500 for further proposal submission instructions. A mandatory site visit is scheduled for all potential bidders at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7 at the Ithaca Tompkins International Airport.

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