Cohoes commission asks mayor to review firefighter residency requirement

The Cohoes Civil Service Commission noted on Aug. 27 that it sent an email to the mayor asking him to review the residency requirement for the upcoming firefighter exam and to consider changing the rule. The commission discussed the residency requirement as an item of business; the minutes record the communication to the mayor but do not record a formal motion to change policy.

The minutes do not specify proposed new language or an effective date for any change; the record only indicates that the mayor was contacted about the residency requirement and "the possibility of the having the requirement changed." Any formal change to the requirement would depend on subsequent action by the appropriate appointing authority or governing body.