EXHIBIT 24.1

POWER OF ATTORNEY

We, the undersigned directors and officers of Community Bank System, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby constitute and appoint each of Mark E. Tryniski and Scott A. Kingsley, severally, acting alone and without the other, with full power of substitution, our true and lawful attorney and agent, to do any and all things and acts in our names in the capacities indicated below which such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or advisable to enable the Company to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, and any rules, regulations and requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission, in connection with the registration statement on Form S-8 relating to the offering of the Company common stock, including specifically, but not limited to, power and authority to sign for us in our names in the capacities indicated below the registration statement and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto; and we hereby ratify and confirm all that the aforesaid attorney-in-facts shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

This Power of Attorney may be executed in multiple counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, but which taken together, shall constitute one instrument.

SIGNATURE		TITLE	DATE
/s/ Mark E. Tryniski                           Mark E. Tryniski		President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)	December 19, 2012
/s/ Scott A. Kingsley                          Scott A. Kingsley		Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)	December 19, 2012
/s/ Nicholas A. DiCerbo                      Nicholas A. DiCerbo		Chairman of the Board	December 19, 2012
/s/ Brian R. Ace                                    Brian R. Ace		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ Mark J. Bolus                               Mark J. Bolus		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ Paul M. Cantwell, Jr.                      Paul M. Cantwell, Jr.		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ Neil E. Fesette                                                                           Neil E. Fesette		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ James A. Gabriel                                                                                James A. Gabriel		Director	December 19, 2012

SIGNATURE TITLE DATE

/s/ James W. Gibson, Jr.                                                                         James W. Gibson, Jr.		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ Edward S. Mucenski                     Edward S. Mucenski		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ John Parente                                                                             John Parente		Director	December 19, 2012

/s/ John F. Whipple, Jr.                                                                           John F. Whipple, Jr.		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ Alfred S. Whittet                                                                                Alfred S. Whittet		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ James A. Wilson                                                                                James A. Wilson		Director	December 19, 2012
/s/ Brian R. Wright                                                                                  Brian R. Wright		Director	December 19, 2012

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