It is alleged that another resignation by a Cleveland official was mishandled. According to council members present at Monday night’s meeting, the resignation of Mayor Larry Longshore was handled inappropriately and has therefore been rescinded. Councilman Mike Evans stated that the mayor’s resignation should have been written and presented to the municipal clerk before the council meeting on April 13 and it was not. The 25-minute council meeting was well-orchestrated with only three members of the council present; Kandy Little, Mike Evans and David Grigsby. More...

The Oneonta City Board of Education accepted the recommendation of Superintendent Jack Housch at Monday night’s meeting and made several moves relating to support personnel for the 2009-2010 school year. After a 10-minute work session, the board rehired and granted tenure to a janitorial worker and a bus driver and continued the contracts of six other support workers. The board also continued the contract of one employee who handles both maintenance and bus-mechanic duties. The board also approved the non-renewal of six support workers. More...