Onondaga County Legislature

Onondaga County legislators passed a 12-year term limit proposal for the county executive and comptroller, sending the party-line measure to Ryan McMahon.

McMahon, a Republican, called the bills, which were passed by the Democratic-controlled legislature "exclusively politically motivated."

Proposed Onondaga County laws would limit the county executive and comptroller to three terms and strip the executive branch of legislative vacancy powers.

Onondaga County lawmakers approved ballot proposals to limit the county executive's terms and vacancy powers, setting up a potential veto showdown.

Onondaga County legislators are debating a law to require drivers to give cyclists and pedestrians a three-foot buffer, clarifying vague state rules.

Democrats on the county legislature proposed a package of what they called "good government bills," but Republicans criticized the proposals.

Along party lines, the county legislature voted to replace four board members of the Onondaga County Industrial Development Agency.

Onondaga County legislature chair Nicole Watts and Majority Leader Nodesia Hernandez talk about their transition into the majority party, the shifting dynamics of their relationship with the county executive, and their legislative priorities regarding Micron, housing, and transparency.

Onondaga County legislature chair Nicole Watts and Majority Leader Nodesia Hernandez talk about their transition into the majority party, the shifting dynamics of their relationship with the county executive, and their legislative priorities regarding Micron, housing, and transparency.

The Onondaga County Legislature approved a record $549 million expansion of the Oak Orchard Wastewater Treatment Plant to support growth and the Micron project.