Onondaga County Legislature

The $11 million request was added to Tuesday's agenda at the last minute, skipping the committee vetting process. But the item was abruptly removed before the vote.

Ryan, a Democrat, wraps up 13 years on the legislature. He narrowly won the wide-open 50th senate district seat to replace John Mannion, who's preparing his own transition to Congress.

The slight revisions follow a court order to accommodate 1,600 incarcerated individuals in state prisons outside of the county. But Democrats hoped to make more significant changes.

But lawmakers can still propose amendments before they take a final vote Oct. 8.

The judge didn't address allegations by Democrats of partisan gerrymandering and voter disenfranchisement in the current districts drawn by Republicans in 2021.

The $1.56 billion spending plan increases overall spending by nearly six percent, but doesn't dip into reserves.

County leaders say a state law signed in December tramples on the county's charter by moving some local elections to even-numbered years.

Bill Kinne, Linda Ervin, Peggy Chase, and Mary Kuhn chose not to run for re-election, leaving only two incumbents in their caucus. But four new Democrats will replace the outgoing lawmakers in January.

Jim Rowley, who's also Chairman of the Onondaga County Legislature, announced his bid for the 50th senate district seat in July.

There will be at least five new lawmakers in chambers starting in January after Tuesday night's election results.