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With a Unanimous Vote the Auburn City Council Re-appoints Jeffrey J. Dygert to the Position of City Manager Through June 30, 2025

Posted on: November 20, 2020 - 1:07pm
City Manager Jeffrey Dygert addresses the Chamber of Commerce at the 2019 State of the City.
City Manager Jeffrey Dygert addresses the Chamber of Commerce at the 2019 State of the City.

On Thursday, November 19, 2020 the Auburn City Council unanimously approved a new contract appointing City Manager Jeffrey J. Dygert. With the new contract Mr. Dygert will serve as the City of Auburn's City Manager through June 30, 2025.

Mr. Dygert was first appointed as Interim City Manager on April 15, 2016 and was appointed as permanent City Manager on October 10, 2016. Prior to his service as City Manager, Mr. Dygert served as Auburn's Fire Chief from 2011 - 2016 and was first appointed to the Auburn Fire Department in 1994.

About the City of Auburn, NY:  The City of Auburn, New York is located along the Owasco River in the heart of the Finger Lakes/Central Region of New York State, approximately 35 miles west of Syracuse, 35 miles north of Ithaca, and 55 miles east of Rochester. With a population of 27,000, Auburn is the only city and serves as county seat of Cayuga County. Known as ‘History’s Hometown’, notable Auburnians include William H. Seward who served as President Abraham Lincoln’s Secretary of State and abolitionist Harriet Tubman. Auburn is a "full service" small city with Fiscal Year 2020-2021 budgets that total $54,383,240. The City workforce is comprised of over 300 full and part-time professionals, the majority of which are represented by 5 different labor organizations. The City offers a full-time Police and Fire Department; a Department of Public Works which maintains all city roads, parks, facilities and a curbside trash and recycling pickup program; in-house Finance Department, Planning and Economic Development Department, Codes Department, and Engineering Department provide planning and support for daily service delivery and all major city capital projects. The city owns and operates a water intake & filtration facility and a wastewater treatment facility that service an expanded population beyond city borders, within the 13021 zip code area, that includes a population of approximately 45,000 residents.

Watch the November 19, 2020 City Council Meeting:

Auburn City Council Re-Appointment of City Manager Jeffrey J. Dygert, November 19, 2020