
The Onondaga County Planning Federation (OCPF) is a nonprofit corporation that serves every municipality in Onondaga County by hosting annual training conferences for elected and appointed local officials and the public, and providing trend data and planning information to Federation members. The Onondaga County Department of Planning provides staff services to the Onondaga County Planning Federation.
OCPF Goals
- Promoting community and inter-community planning within or by the municipalities of Onondaga County.
- Educating members of the Federation and the public.
- Providing for the collection and distribution of information and resources on planning and related subjects.
- Promoting cooperation and coordination with and among federal, state, county and local authorities in matters relating thereto.
Board of Directors
Kevin Gilligan, President
Municipal Attorney
Senior Counsel, Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC |
Kathleen Carroll, Vice President
Planning & Zoning Boards Member, Town of Marcellus
Controller, Greek Peak Mountain Resort |
Vince Bongio, Secretary/Treasurer
Planning Board Member, Town of Geddes
Chief Engineer US Operations, Daldrop-SBB, LLC |
Valerie Beecher
Planning Board Member, Town of Manlius
Ergonomist, Empire Ergonomics Consulting, LLC |
Howard Brodsky
Community Planning Consultant |
Ilana Cantrell
Planner, Onondaga County Department of Planning |
Christine Capella Peters
Planning Commission Member, City of Syracuse |
Stephen Darcangelo
Planning Board Member, Town of Lysander
Project Manager, Klepper, Hahn & Hyatt |
Ron DeTota
Town and Planning Board Engineer for the Town of Clay
Municipal Services Department Manager, C&S Companies |
John Elleman
Zoning Board of Appeals Chair, Town of Onondaga
Member, Bond, Schoeneck & King PLLC
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John Fatcheric
Supervisor, Town of Camillus |
John Langey
Municipal Attorney
Partner, Costello, Cooney & Fearon, PLLC |
Jill Marshall
Planning Board Member, Town of Skaneateles |
Jamie Sutphen
Municipal Attorney
Partner, Baldwin, Sutphen & Frateschi, PLLC |
David Tessier
Zoning Board of Appeals Chair, Town of Pompey
Land Planning Consultant |
Annual Planning Symposium
As of January 1, 2007, New York State law requires a minimum training standard of four hours each year for members of county, city, town and village planning and zoning boards. The type of acceptable training is left to the discretion of individual municipalities. The legislative body for each city, county, town or village approves a course or courses of training for its board members.
The Federation offers annual Municipal Training Conferences to assist municipalities in meeting these minimum training standards.
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Neil Murphy, Ph.D., President, SUNY ESF
Annual Planning Symposium Keynote Speaker
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