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 Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency (SOCPA) 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
David Tessier, President
Director of Planning and Development, T. Manlius; Zoning Board of Appeals Chair, T. Pompey |
Walt Lepkowski, Vice President
Planning Board Chair, T. Clay |
Dick Robb, Secretary/Treasurer
Commissioner of Development and Operations, T. DeWitt; Planning Board, V. East Syracuse |
Howard Brodsky
Community Planning Consultant |
Bob Ciota
Planning Board, T. Marcellus; Zoning Board of Appeals, T. Marcellus |
Ron DeTota, P.E.
Planning Board Engineer, T. Clay; Senior Project Engineer, C&S Companies |
John Fatcheric
Planning Board Chair, T. Camillus |
Tim Frateschi, Esq.
Planning Board Chair, T. Salina; Attorney, T. Manlius, T. Lysander; Member, Harris Beach PLLC |
Kevin Gilligan, Esq.
Attorney, T. Geddes, T. LaFayette, T. Onondaga, V. Solvay, V. Tully;
Partner, Costello, Cooney & Fearon PLLC |
Ilana Kanfer
Planner, Syracuse-Onondaga County Planning Agency |
Michael Lazar
Planning Board Chair, T. DeWitt |
Chuck Mangan
Zoning Board of Appeals, T. Clay |
Jane Rice
Planning Board Chair, V. Fayetteville; Community & Land Use Planner, EDR P.C. |
Jamie Sutphen, Esq.
Planning Board Attorney, T. DeWitt; Partner, Baldwin & Sutphen LLP |
Alex Wisniewski, P.E.
Village Engineer, V. Minoa; President, L.J.R. Engineering, P.C. |
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.
Click here if you would like to receive notices for future Annual Planning Symposiums.
Neil Murphy, Ph.D., President, SUNY ESF
Annual Planning Symposium Keynote Speaker
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