Community Bank System (CBU) 10-Q 2014 Q2 Quarterly report

 Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Community Bank System, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2014 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Scott Kingsley, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information  contained in the Report fairly  presents,  in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

This certification accompanies this Form 10-Q and shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or otherwise subject to the liability of that Section.

/s/ Scott Kingsley

Scott Kingsley

Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer

August 8, 2014