SUNY Geneseo President Denise A. Battles and Village of Geneseo Mayor Richard B. Hatheway signed an updated Geneseo Village-Relations Relations Compact May 26 to renew their commitment to maintaining strong relations with the community to ensure a high quality of life for all who work, live and study in the village. On hand to witness the ceremony were numerous representatives from the college and village.
President Battles and Mayor Hatheway jointly signed the updated compact, first signed by the Mayor and then-college President Christopher C. Dahl in 2012. The original compact was the result of recommendations from a task force convened to examine areas of mutual concern with the intention of strengthening the existing strong relations between the college and community and renewing a commitment to a high quality of life for all who live, work and study in the village. President Battles is approaching completion of her first year as president, and she and Mayor Hatheway agreed that the time was right to revisit the compact.
The college collaborated with village leadership to identify a small working group that reviewed the original 2012 document and drafted updates to the compact, which were periodically shared with village and college leadership for feedback. The collaboration ultimately led to a consensus version of the document that the two signed.
The president and mayor also are conducting a first-ever community chat to answer questions from the public about the relationship between the college and village. The event will be June 2 from 4:30 – 6:00 at the Livingston County Historical Society Museum, 30 Center St. Both leaders will be joined at the chat by their executive teams to answer questions during the interactive discussion. The public is invited to attend.