EX-23.1 4 cbnas82014consentex231.htm 2014 S-8 CONSENT OF ACCOUNTING FIRM cbnas82014consentex231.htm

EXHIBIT 23.1



CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated March 3, 2014 relating to the financial statements and the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, which appears in Community Bank System, Inc.’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2013.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP



Buffalo, New York

June 18, 2014