The City Council is the Law-making and governing body of the city. The Council appoints the City Clerk and certain Commission & Board members. It also determines policy, approves contracts and agreements, sets salaries and approves contracts for goods and services. It adopts all legislation governing laws and procedures followed in the city.
 
There are seven council members elected at-large to serve four-year terms (except in the case of  vacancies). They serve on the City Council and Committees. The presiding officer of the City Council is the Council President, who is elected by the council members at the organizational meeting. The Committees of the Council and members are appointed by the council president.

The City Council meets every second and fourth Monday at 7pm in Council Chambers, Room 209 of City Hall. Committees meet on the first and third Monday of the month, beginning at 5:30 pm in Room 110 of City Hall.
 


 

City Council Committees
for
2010

Claims
 Mark W. Blanchfield, Chairperson       Thomas A. Della Sala, Member          Margaret C. King, Member


 City Development & Planning
 Margaret C. King, Chairperson
Denise K. Brucker, Member
Gary R. McCarthy, Member

 Government Operations
 Thomas A. Della Sala, Chairperson
Barbara J. Blanchard, Member
Joseph L. Allen, Member

 Finance
 Mark W. Blanchfield, Chairperson
Thomas A. Della Sala, Member
Gary R. McCarthy, Member

 Health & Recreation
 Joseph L. Allen, Chairperson
Thomas A. Della Sala, Member
Mark W. Blanchfield, Member

 Intergovernmental Relations
Barbara J. Blanchard, Chairperson
Margaret C. King, Member
Joseph L. Allen, Member

 Public Safety
 Denise K. Brucker, Chairperson
Margaret C. King, Member
Gary R. McCarthy, Member

 Public Services & Utilities
Barbara J. Blanchard, Chairperson
Joseph L. Allen, Member
Gary R. McCarthy, Member

 
 

Schenectady City Council

City Hall, Room 107
Schenectady, New York 12305
Council Hotline:  382-5089

Meeting Schedule for Schenectady City Council - 2010

*Please note that the City Council will hold only one Committee Meeting and one Council Meeting in the months of July and August:

JULY

Committee meetings – Monday, July 12th – 5:30pm

Council Meeting – Monday, July 19th – 7pm

AUGUST

Committee meetings – Monday, August 9th – 5:30pm

Council Meeting – Monday, August 16th – 7pm
 
The City Council meets the second and fourth Mondays of the month at 7:00 PM in Room 209 of City Hall.     

Council Committee Meetings are held the first and third Mondays of the month at 5:30 PM in Room 110 of City Hall.  All meetings are open to the public.

To contact any of the City Council Members via e-mail:
cthorne@schenectadyny.gov

 

 

 
 

This Page was last updated on:  Friday, August 13, 2010
 


City Council Member Biographies
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Councilman Joseph Allen

944 Strong Street
Schenectady, New York 12307
Phone:  518-393-5656

  • Council member since 1996
  • Former President, Schenectady Chapter of NAACP
  • Minority Contractors Technical Assistance Program (MCTAP) Board member

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1060 University Place
Schenectady, New York 12308
Phone:  518-374-1956       

www.barbarablanchard.net

 
  • Council member since 2006
  • Married with one daughter
  • SACC Channel 16 Board member
  • Certified Social Worker
  • Schenectady Greenmarket Board Chair
  • Energy Advisory Board Member

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Councilwoman Denise Brucker

327 Patrick Court
Schenectady, New York 12304
Phone:  518-381-6810

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Councilman Thomas A. Della Sala



1131 Parkwood Avenue
Schenectady, New York 12308
Phone:  518-370-2511

email:  tomdellasala@aol.com

  • Council member since 2008
  • Married with two children
  • Retired from the Schenectady City School District after 35 years
  • Member of the Schenectady Light Opera Company

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.Councilwoman Margaret King

15 Front Street
Schenectady, New York 12305
Phone:  518-370-1885

  • Council member from 1996 – 2003; reappointed in 2006
  • Associate Dean for Student Development at Schenectady County Community College
  • Member of Boards of Downtown Schenectady Improvement Corporation (DSIC), Schenectady Day Nursery and Schenectady Local Development Corporation (SLDC)
  • President of the Board of the 440 Arts Center

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1360 Lexington Avenue
Schenectady, New York 12309
Phone:  518-424-0483

  • City Council President
  • Councilmember from 1996 - 1999; reelected in 2005
  • Member of the Boards of SACC-TV Channel 16 and Schenectady Metroplex Development Authority
  • Employed as Investigator by Schenectady County District Attorney’s Office
  • Member of Goose Hill Neighborhood Association
  • Member of Pleasant Riders Snowmobile Club
     

 

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