EX-24.1 6 v405871_ex24-1.htm EXHIBIT 24.1

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 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-4 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		Director, President and Chief		March 30, 2015
Mark E. Tryniski		Executive Officer
		(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Scott Kingsley		Treasurer and Chief Financial		March 30, 2015
Scott Kingsley		Officer
		(Principal Financial and
		Accounting Officer)
/s/ Brian R. Ace		Director		March 30, 2015
Brian R. Ace
/s/ Mark J. Bolus		Director		March 30, 2015
Mark J. Bolus
/s/ Nicholas A. DiCerbo		Director		March 30, 2015
Nicholas A. DiCerbo
/s/ Neil E. Fesette		Director		March 30, 2015
Neil E. Fesette
/s/ James A. Gabriel		Director		March 30, 2015
James A. Gabriel

Signature		Title		Date
/s/ James W. Gibson, Jr.		Director		March 30, 2015
James W. Gibson, Jr.
/s/ Edward S. Mucenski		Director		March 30, 2015
Edward S. Mucenski
/s/ John Parente		Director		March 30, 2015
John Parente
/s/ Sally A. Steele		Director		March 30, 2015
Sally A. Steele
/s/ John F. Whipple Jr.		Director		March 30 2015
John F. Whipple, Jr.
/s/ James A. Wilson		Director		March 30, 2015
James A. Wilson

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