Tompkins County is exploring options to increase the number of emergency shelter beds available to individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness. The exploration includes how the development of County-owned shelter beds might be funded and operate in accordance with the New York State Office of…
2023 News Archives
Tompkins County to Negotiate a Memorandum of Understanding with Local Municipalities for a Pilot Rapid Medical Response System Tompkins County will begin negotiations with local municipalities to share the costs of a new pilot rapid medical response system. A resolution authorizing the County’s…
The Ithaca-Tompkins County Transportation Council (ITCTC) is updating its Long-Range Transportation Plan for Tompkins County. The plan covers the 20-year period through 2045. The purpose and primary objective of the transportation plan is to develop a common vision for the future of transportation…
The Tompkins County Office of Human Rights (OHR), in collaboration with the Dorothy Cotton Institute, is pleased to announce the Awardees of the 36th Annual Human Rights Arts Competition for all K-12 youth in Tompkins County. The Human Rights Arts Competition expands possibilities for student…
Resolution to Require Data Disclosure on Arrests, Prosecutions, and Case Outcomes as part of Reimagining Public Safety Initiative Passes Unanimously One of the nearly twenty initiatives agreed to in the 2021 Reimagining Public Safety resolution, a new requirement for the County to publish data…
Designation of Official Newspaper and Advocacy for Changes in New York State Governing Public Notice The Ithaca Journal was designated by a vote of 13-1 as Tompkins County’s Official Newspaper (Legislator Mike Sigler (R-Lansing) opposed). While the County must designate an Official Newspaper per…
Text of the Letter (Senate Version, Assembly Version) We, the undersigned County Legislators of Tompkins County, New York, are writing in support of the Medical Aid in Dying Act, S2445/A0995A. We had a public meeting on this topic on October 16, 2023. Based on the information we have read and…
Tompkins County Department of Planning and Sustainability has released the 2022 Housing Snapshot, the fourth edition of the report since the 2018 Housing Snapshot. The 2022 edition documents achievements in providing supportive, affordable, and student housing, but finds that the local housing…
2024 Budget Adopted, Debt Reserve Fund Established The Tompkins County Legislature adopted the 2024 Budget and 2024-2028 Capital Program by a vote of 13-1 (Legislator Greg Mezey (D-Dryden) opposed). The Budget adopts a 2024 tax levy growth of 2%, equaling an approximate $50.17 increase (to $1,321…
The Community Justice Center (CJC), a collaborative between the City of Ithaca and Tompkins County to implement joint Reimagining Public Safety plans, is developing a new public safety dashboard. The new dashboard will provide up-to-date information on policing and public safety in the City of…