A possible end to the city treasurer position, and a proposed closure of part of Main Street for a year, top the Dunkirk Common Council’s agenda today.

The agenda introduces a local law that would set up a public vote to abolish the city treasurer position. The vote would be on the November ballot.

If city voters approved abolition of the treasurer, “its duties and that of its office (would) be transferred to the Department of Fiscal Affairs under the supervision of the Common Council, Mayor’s Office, and (Chautauqua) County Civil Service,” according to the item on Tuesday’s agenda.

The city charter mandates the election of a treasurer — but the legislation eyed by council, if backed by the city’s voters in November, would end that requirement.

The citywide vote only happens if council approves the legislation, and it presumably cannot do so Tuesday because public hearings must be scheduled before local laws can be passed.

The Dunkirk Treasurer’s Office and longtime Treasurer Mark Woods have taken a lot of heat lately. Numerous city officials have criticized Woods and his office for alleged poor record-keeping — and it’s progressed into legal action territory, with a formal investigation announced a couple weeks ago.

The Main Street closure would affect the stretch from Newton to Marsden streets. Wells Enterprises’ ice cream plant expansion project is going strong nearby, and the closure is supposed to help the work along.

Michael Metzger, project engineer for Wells, wrote to city officials last week requesting the closure “in an effort to facilitate this next phase of construction in a manner that is most efficient and as safe as possible for those involved in the project as well as the general public.”

The closure is expected to extend from early April until the end of April 2026, and a detour route would be set up. The Wells team wants to work closely with the Department of Public Works “to facilitate the details of the closure and detour,” Metzger wrote.