Friday, July 30, 2010

Westchester County Lawmakers Respond to Public Safety and Emergency Services Departmental Merge Proposal
July 28, 2010 – Westchester County Board of Legislators Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers), along with the Board’s Committee on Government Reform, Efficiency & Savings Chairman Legislator Michael B. Kaplowitz (D-Somers) and the Board’s Committee on Public Safety Chairman Legislator Martin Rogowsky (D-Harrison) responded today to Westchester County Executive Robert Astorino’s announcement of a proposal to merge the County’s Public Safety and Emergency Services departments.

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Westchester County Lawmakers Speak Out Against County Proposal for Prison Ward at Mount Vernon Hospital
July 28, 2010 - Today, Westchester County Board of Legislators Vice-Chairman Lyndon D. Williams (D-Mount Vernon) and Board Chairman Ken Jenkins (D-Yonkers) spoke out against a plan, recently announced by the Astorino administration, to begin receiving the County’s prison inmates at Mount Vernon Hospital.

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County Board Opens Debate on Abolishing Acquisition & Contract Board
July 26, 2010 – Legislation Committee members of the Westchester County Board of Legislators met today to open debate on reform of the County’s primary procurement vehicle, the Board of Acquisition & Contract (A&C). The three-member group, made up of the County Executive, Board of Legislators Chairman and County Public Works Commissioner, determines the awarding of roughly $200 million in contracts per year.