Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh touted in his final State of the City wins while also discussing the city’s path to financial sustainability.
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Why Syracuse’s budget director, a lifelong Democrat, will run for mayor against his boss as a Republican
“She had my vote and she lost my vote,” the city’s budget director Tim Rudd said of Deputy Mayor Sharon Owens.
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Syracuse legislators push for audit of city’s IT department after payroll modernization delays
The IT audit comes on the heels of reporting by Central Current that revealed the delays in the City’s implementation of payroll modernization.
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Man at the center of Syracuse’s payroll modernization effort resigns
Chief Administrative Officer Frank Caliva’s departure comes two days after a Central Current story about the city’s failure to get payroll modernization off the ground. Caliva was hired to modernize city payroll, among other duties.
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Syracuse delays payroll rollout after 4 years, millions to consultants: ‘We’re not getting what we paid for’
On Friday, the city nixed its latest rollout of part of its payroll modernization program. It has agreed to millions of dollars in contracts over the last five years with little to show for them.
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‘Rabbit hole’ or ‘listening tour’? Syracuse lawmakers host 3rd hearing on ‘good cause’ legislation
Sal Curran, the executive director of the Volunteer Lawyers Project of Central New York, presented to the council.
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Video: Syracuse’s public housing is going to change forever. Here’s what local leaders say is about to happen.
In October, Central Current hosted an interactive panel conversation featuring decision makers connected to the demolition, construction, and renovation of public housing in South Side.
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City reverses decision, Syracuse police drones to be reviewed by oversight group
City and Syracuse police officials planned on skipping the city’s surveillance technology oversight process until reporting by Central Current revealed their plan.
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Why Syracuse police, city officials plan to bypass surveillance tech review process to get ‘sci-fi-inspired’ drones
The new drones would fly to the site of a 911 call before officers arrive, often flying over areas unrelated to the call. City officials bypassed a surveillance technology review process they created to get the new drones.
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City auditor: Syracuse’s work on bike infrastructure behind; just 11% of work promised 12 years ago done
The city promised to improve bike infrastructure 12 years ago but has only completed 11% of the work, per a report by the city auditor.