City of Hornell Charter Revision Commission Final Report 1 ...

The Commission also discussed whether using the Civil Service list would be asuitable alternative but decided that a larger pool of applicants was needed since the CivilService method required the City to choose its candidate from the top three on the list.Mr. Drescher recommended not using this method of selection. Mr. Drescher suggestedthat the Commission seek advice from a few Aldermen and someone from The SteubenTrust Company. The Commission also sought the views on the public in this matter andscheduled their meeting of March 1, 2011, as a public hearing. Many suggestions andcomments were taken at that meeting from members of the public.D. Public HearingAt the public hearing of March 1, 2011, Joe Duffy asked if the Commission wasreconstructing the whole City government process and questioned whether there was aneed for a Chamberlain if the City chose the City Manager form of government. MikeDavidson stated that there should be a separation of treasurer and city manager positions.Mr. Duffy asked if the Commission had reviewed why this similar suggestion was notapproved in the past but Dan Smith noted that the process was being handled differentlynow by the Commission. Alderman John Buckley agreed that the position neededstability and therefore should be an appointed position and asked whether theCommission had decided upon the length of the appointment.Chairman Logan stated that the Commission was leaning toward a four yearappointment. Amy Mikolajczyk agreed that the position should be appointed eventhough she liked the idea that the people made the decision in the past. Alderman Nortonalso agreed that the change to an appointed position was preferable. Jim Nicoloff fromSteuben Trust Company distributed a list of qualifications he felt necessary for the3