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OCL past studies

2007-How Inequality Makes Us Sick: The Growing Disparities in Health and Health Care
Chair: Betty DeFazio
President: Elaine Walter
- Study Report (pdf)
- Appendices

2006-Leveraging Better Outcomes for Downtown
Chairs: Joseph Ash, Douglas Sutherland
President: Larry Bousquet
- Study Report (pdf)
- Appendices

2005 - Strategic Government Consolidation
Chair: Larry Bousquet
President: Sarah Merrick
- Study Report (pdf)
- Appendices

2004 - Disappearing Democracy: A Report on Political Participation in Onondaga County (pdf)
Chair: Steven Kulick
President: Fred Fiske

2003 - Mental Health Services (pdf)
Chair: Jinx Crouch
President: Carol Wixson

2002 - The State of the Arts (pdf)
Chair: Fred Fiske
President: Carol Wixson
- Appendices

2001 - Civic Leadership For Community Transformation (doc)
Chairs: Melissa Hall, Judith Mower
President: David Shomar

2000 - Housing & Neighborhoods: Tools for Change (doc)
Chairs: Russ Andrews, Jack McCrae, Joanne Reddick
President: Elizabeth Rougeux

1999 - Successful Economic Models: Lessons for Central New York
Chairs: Shiu-Kai Chin, Susan Crosset, N. Thomas Letham
President: Richard Crockett

1998 - Onondaga County School Systems
Challenges, Roads and Visions for the Future
Co-Chairs: Bethaida Gonzales, Dr. Patricia Schmidt
President: Richard Crockett

1997 - Security Check: Personal Perceptions of Safety & Security
Chairs: Michael Freedman, Corinthia Emanuel
President: Margaret Ogden

1996 - Building a Non-Violent Community: Successful Strategies for Youth - Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Carol Cowles, Jesse Dowdell, Paula Freedman
President: Margaret Ogden

1995 - Reinvesting in the Community: Opportunities for Economic Development
Chairs: Mike Atkins, Donald MacLaughlin, Marcene Sonneborn
President: Patrick Mannion

1994 - The Delivery of Human Services: Opportunities for Improvement - Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Robert McAuliffe, Janet Starr, Phillip Trainor
President: Patrick Mannion

1993- The Criminal Justice System in Onondaga County: How Well Is It Working? - Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: James Introne, Tom Letham, Catherine Richardson
President: Darlene Kerr

1992 - Town and Village Governments: Opportunities for Cost-Effective Changes - Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Carol Dwyer, Tom Letham, Helen Zych
President: Darlene Kerr

1991 - Schools that Work: Models in Education that Can be Used in Onondaga County - Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Georgette Cowans, Gary Grossman, Gerald Grant
President: Helen Anderson

1990 - Syracuse Area Workforce of the Future: How Do We Prepare?
- Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Anne Messenger, Patrick Mannion, James Murphy
President: Eleanor Shopiro

1989 - Poverty and Its Social Costs: Are There Long-Term Solutions?
- Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Darlene Kerr, Marilyn Higgins, Michael Freedman
President: Eleanor Shopiro

1988 - The Role of the Food Industry in the Economy of Onondaga County - Executive Summary (doc)
Chair: Kay Benedict
President: Eleanor Shopiro

1987 - Blueprints for the Future: Recommendations for the Year 2000
Chairs: Helen Anderson, Robert McAuliffe, Eleanor Shopiro
President: John Kramer

1985 - The City and County Charters: Time for Revision? - Executive Summary (doc)
Chair: Thomas J. Maroney
President: Robert Hennigan

1984 - Police Services in Onondaga County: A Review and Recommendations - Executive Summary (doc)
Chair: John Kramer
President: Jean Reeve

1983 - Onondaga County Public Works Infrastructure: Status, Funding, and Responsibilities - Executive Summary (doc)
Chair: Samuel Clemence
President: Jean Reeve

1982 - Declining School Enrollment: Opportunities for Cooperative Adaptations - Executive Summary (doc)
Chair: Margaret Charters
President: Jean Reeve

1981 - The County Legislature: Its Function, Size, and Structure
- Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Elma Boyko, Helen Zych
President: Jean Reeve

1980 - Young People in Trouble: Can Our Services be Organized and Delivered More Effectively? - Executive Summary (doc)
Chair: Jean Reeve
President: Lee Smith

1979 - Equality and Fairness in Property Assessment - Executive Summary (doc)
Chairs: Margaret Charters, John Searles
President: Lee Smith