| Common Council - President |
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| Committee Assignment | ||
| Chairperson: |
Charter, Rules, Procedure & RFP | |
| Contact Information | |||
| Office: Room 314 City Hall Syracuse, New York 13202 Phone: (315) 448-8466 Fax: (315) 448-8423 Email: vrobinson@ci.syracuse.ny.us |
Residence: 311 Parkway Drive Syracuse, New York 13207 Phone: (315) 422-6068 |
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| Community Service Involvement | |||
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Past President of the Syracuse/Onondaga County Branch of the NAACP | ||
| • | ACT-SO | ||
| • | Serves on the Board of Directors of the Salvation Army | ||
| • | F.O.C.U.S. Greater Syracuse | ||
| • | Elmcrest Children’s Center | ||
| • | Serves on the Advisory Board of the Kidney Foundation and Hope for the Bereaved, Inc. | ||
| Professional Background |
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| • | GHI Insurance | ||
| Special Interests and Concerns | |||
| • | Comprehensive Planning and long-term investments in our City | ||
| • | Neighborhood preservation and revitalization | ||
| • | Public Safety and quality-of-life improvements | ||
| • | Creation of a superior place for all people who work, visit and play in our fine city | ||
| • | Common Council President Van Robinson has always
been actively involved in the Civil Rights Movement on a National, State
and
Local level. In 1977 he was instrumental
in reactivating the local Syracuse/Onondaga Chapter of the NAACP.
He served as the local NAACP Branch
Secretary, Chair of the Political Action Committee, First Vice President
and
was elected to six terms (12 years) as Branch President. Van
Robinson was also appointed by the
President of the New York State NAACP to the title of NYS Western Region
Director, where he was responsible for the progress of the NAACP
branches
throughout Upstate New York.
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