DPW Fuel and Road Salt Agreements

At a glance

What: the city sells road salt (to CNY Centro, SUNY Upstate and the Syracuse Housing Authority) and fuel (to Onondaga County, the school district and the Housing Authority) under agreements with administrative fees.
Where it stands: the Public Works Committee questioned whether the fees cover costs and what the city gets in return; the renewals were later passed at the Council Regular Meeting.
Next: the administration says it is reviewing the agreements, including partner contributions to capital costs.

Items 16, 17 and 18 (the fuel agreements) were held for further information when councilors reported item readiness.

The road salt sales agreements passed 8-0 after the Public Works chair said they were good to go; the fuel agreements (items 16 through 18) were held while the chair sought numbers that make sense.

DPW staff described the agreements and fees; the city spent about $2.5 million on fuel in 2025, and the budget director said about $650,000 in outside-agency fees was budgeted this year.
A councilor urged reviewing and correcting the contracts before renewal. No vote was taken.
See also 2026-10-13 - Common Council Regular Meeting, where salt agreements passed 8-0 and the fuel renewals were noted as passed 2026-10-26.