Cortland residents have submitted a petition calling for the recall of Mayor Diedre Petrosky from office during City Council's meeting on Monday night.

During the meeting, Cortland resident Gerald Bayus, who has shown up to meetings in the past to raise concerns about Mayor Petrosky, said 511 people have signed the petition.

Bayus added that there were a total of 1,891 certified voters in the last election, of which 379 signatures are needed for a recall.

Bayus tells 21 News that the petition was three months in the making and comes after several concerns about Mayor Petrosky were raised at previous council meetings, including accusations of her bullying employees and misusing city funds.

"Many of the reasons that you've cited and many of the things that we've experienced here in these

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