Onondaga County Legislature

The budget for 2023 was approved shortly after it was sent by the county executive to be reviewed.

The legislature has spent days reviewing County Executive Ryan McMahon’s 2023 spending, and Thursday evening was the public’s chance before the lawmakers take a final vote next week.

Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon nominated Dr. Kathryn Anderson to replace Dr. Indu Gupta as Commissioner of Health for the County of Onondaga.

Currently, legislative sessions are streamed and posted to social media, but not committee meetings, where important details are hashed out.

Onondaga County is once again coming under scrutiny for their redistricting process. Democrats filed a claim Thursday saying the Republicans violated the state constitution.

The final vote was 9 to 8, with one democrat joining eight republicans in favor of spending $85 million in taxpayer dollars on the project.

The plan passed 9 votes to 8.

Catch up on the news of the week with the WAER News Round up for the week of July 25.

Some lawmakers feel ready to vote on the planned aquarium while others want the public to weigh in.

Another session of the Onondaga County Legislature came and went Wednesday without a vote on the proposed $85 million aquarium. Wednesday’s agenda included the usual array of routine items, but the aquarium was notably absent for a sixth month.