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Buffalo Common Council FACT SHEET / FEBRUARY 2019 Buffalo Common Council Alana Barrington Dye, Schyler Norton, and Edward Hawthorne What is the City of Buffalo Common Council? The City of Buffalo Common Council is the legislative branch of city government. There are nine council members, each elected by their own district. The Common Council has existed in some form since the incorporation of Buffalo in 1832. What powers does the Common Council have? This fact sheet was drafted by The Common Council has all the legislative powers of the city and the PPG interns Alana Barrington power to confirm the mayor’s major administrative appointments.1 It Dye and Schyler Norton. It updates a 2009 version by is also responsible for adopting the city’s annual operating and capital Edward Hawthorne, a budgets, as well as the city’s four-year capital program.2 University at Buffalo School The Common Council has the power to: of Law student. It outlines the powers and 3 • Enact local laws and ordinances; responsibilities of the Buffalo • Adopt resolutions, rules, and regulations;4 Common Council and • Authorize the borrowing of funds by the city;5 includes contact details and brief background information • Impose taxes and special assessments;6 for the nine sitting council • Acquire by purchase, gift, or eminent domain any interest in members. real and/or personal property for any city purpose or as by The fact sheet also lists the law;7 current committees and • Dispose of any real or personal property of the city;8 subcommittees of the Common Council, and where • Appoint local officers such as a city clerk and other staff to the and when meetings are held. Common Council as deemed necessary for the proper Read additional fact sheets on 9 functioning of the Council; government entities in • Fix the salary and compensation of every officer and employee Western New York in the of the city except as may be otherwise provided by law;10 Buffalo Commons library, at ppgbuffalo.org. • Investigate and inquire into all matters of concern to the city and its inhabitants and require and enforce by subpoena the attendance of witnesses or the production of documents at such investigations.11 BUFFALO COMMON COUNCIL FACT SHEET What are the key limits to the Common Council’s power? The mayor is responsible for all executive and administrative functions and controls the day-to-day affairs of the City. Under the City Charter the mayor may veto actions taken by the Council. The Council may override the mayor’s veto with a vote of six of the nine members.12 How are council members elected? A Council Member is elected when they receive a majority of the vote from the district in which they are seeking to serve. Council members may serve in certain leadership positions in the Common Council: President, President Pro Tempore, and Majority and Minority Leaders. These positions are selected by the council members, and each leadership position has a two year term.13 How long is a council member’s term of office? Common Council Members serve four year terms of office. All current council members are serving a term of office beginning January 1, 2016 and ending December 31, 2019.14 What are Buffalo’s Common Council districts? The City of Buffalo is made up of nine Common Council districts: Delaware, Ellicott, Fillmore, Lovejoy, Masten, Niagara, North, South, and University (pictured at right).15 Fact sheets on each of the nine districts are available at ppgbuffalo.org. 2 BUFFALO COMMON COUNCIL FACT SHEET How do I contact my council member?16 DELAWARE DISTRICT Joel P. Feroleto Phone: 716-851-5155 1405 City Hall Fax: 716-851-4553 Email: [email protected] ELLICOTT DISTRICT Darius G. Pridgen, Council President Phone: 716-851-4980 1315 City Hall Fax: 716-851-6576 Email: [email protected] FILLMORE DISTRICT David A. Franczyk Phone: 716-851-4138 1408 City Hall Fax: 716-851-4869 Email: [email protected] LOVEJOY DISTRICT Richard A. Fontana Phone: 716-851-5151 1316A City Hall Fax: 716-851-5141 Email: [email protected] MASTEN DISTRICT Ulysees O. Wingo, Sr. Phone: 716-851-5145 1414 City Hall Fax: 716-851-5443 Email: [email protected] NIAGARA DISTRICT David A. Rivera, Majority Leader Phone: 716-851-5125 1504 City Hall Fax: 716-851-4970 Email: [email protected] NORTH DISTRICT Joseph Golombek, Jr. Phone: 716-851-5648 1502 City Hall Fax: 716-851-5116 Email: [email protected] SOUTH DISTRICT Christopher Scanlon, President Pro Tempore Phone: 716-851-5169 1405 City Hall Fax: 716-851-4294 There are currently Email: [email protected] no women on the UNIVERSITY DISTRICT Buffalo Common Rasheed N.C. Wyatt Phone: 716-851-5165 Council. 1508 City Hall Fax: 716-851-4580 Email: [email protected] 3 BUFFALO COMMON COUNCIL FACT SHEET GET TO KNOW YOUR COUNCIL MEMBER23 Delaware District Lovejoy District North District COUNCIL MEMBER FEROLETO COUNCIL MEMBER FONTANA COUNCIL MEMBER is a graduate of Canisius College has worked in housing and is a GOLOMBEK is a graduate of and the University at Buffalo Law licensed real estate broker. He is a SUNY Buffalo State and School. He is a member of the former restaurant owner and received a master’s degree in NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers. maintains a community library in European History from Feroleto served as a legislative his neighborhood. Fontana chairs Marquette University. He aide to two former council the Finance Committee. teaches history at Buffalo State members as well as deputy chief College. Golombek chairs the of staff to a state senator. He Masten District Community Development chairs the Claims Committee. COUNCIL MEMBER WINGO is a Committee. graduate of Houghton College Ellicott District and received a master’s degree in South District COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRIDGEN public administration from Buffalo COUNCIL PRESIDENT PRO is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force. State. He is a former Program TEMPORE SCANLON is a He is a graduate of Buffalo State Coordinator at Buffalo Promise graduate of Bishop Timon St. College and received a master’s Neighborhood and director of the Jude High School and ECC. He degree in Organizational Boys and Girls Clubs of Buffalo. has managerial experience at Leadership from Medaille Wingo is also a pastor at Antioch UPS and the Western New York College. Pridgen is also senior Baptist Church. He chairs the Pub Group. Scanlon chairs the pastor at True Bethel Baptist Education Committee. Transportation and Waterfront Church. He chairs the Rules Development Committees. Committee. Niagara District COUNCIL MAJORITY LEADER University District Fillmore District RIVERA served as a Buffalo Police COUNCIL MEMBER WYATT is a COUNCIL MEMBER FRANCZYK Officer from 1982 to 2008. His graduate of the Kensington is a graduate of SUNY Buffalo duties in the BPD included patrol Business Institute and Medaille State and received a master’s officer and confidential aide to College. He is a former chief of degree in History from Niagara Mayor James Griffin. He was a staff for the Common Council University. Franczyk served as detective sergeant in the Sex and has experience in finance editor-in-chief of the Polish- Offense/Domestic Violence Unit and banking. Wyatt chairs the American Journal and has taught and the General Investigative Unit. Civil Service Committee and at multiple colleges and Rivera chairs the Budget and the Minority Women’s Business universities. He chairs the Police Oversight Committees. Enterprise Task Force. Legislation Committee. 4 BUFFALO COMMON COUNCIL FACT SHEET Does my council member have a duty to address my PAST COUNCIL concerns? MEMBER One of the main responsibilities of a council member is constituent SPOTLIGHT service. The city charter mandates that a council member consider Cora P. Maloney and address in a timely and thorough manner any concerns Council Member Maloney regarding the affairs of the city that are communicated to him or was the first woman and first her by residents of or visitors to Buffalo.17 African-American woman to serve on the Common What are the Common Council Committees and Council. She was elected in Subcommittees, and who are their respective members?18 1957 and served two terms for the Masten District until COMMITTEES her death in 1961. CIVIL SERVICE COMMITTEE handles the creation and Maloney became involved abolishment of city government positions well as issues regarding with the Democratic Party in Buffalo after moving to the the hiring and firing of officers and employees. city in 1945. Her experience Chair: Rasheed Wyatt fundraising and ringing Members: Richard Fontana, David Rivera, Ulysees Wingo doorbells for community organizations led her to CLAIMS COMMITTEE addresses all un-liquidated claims against consider running for office. the city and the release of liabilities. In 1959, Maloney refused Chair: Joel Feroleto to attend the U.S. Members: Joseph Golombek, Rasheed Wyatt Conference of Mayors in New Orleans. Due to COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE handles all matters segregation, she would not relating to work or improvements to be met, in whole or in part, by have been allowed to stay revenue from another government unit, including all matters at the same hotel as the relating to urban renewal programs within the city. other delegates. Mayor Frank A. Sedita stood by Chair: Joseph Golombek her and also refused to Members: David Rivera, Christopher Scanlon, Ulysees Wingo, attend the conference. Rasheed Wyatt Maloney expressed her FINANCE COMMITTEE handles all issues related to the budget, political ideology as such: “I’m a feminist. Women are city revenue and spending, and the issuance of bonds. the watchdogs of Chair: Richard Fontana civilization. It’s always a Members: Joel Feroleto, David Rivera, Rasheed Wyatt, Ulysees feminine voice which cries Wingo for better government and 24 better social laws.” 5 BUFFALO COMMON COUNCIL FACT SHEET LEGISLATION COMMITTEE addresses local laws, ordinances, and general legislation except those that are referred to the Committee on Civil Service.
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