(WHITE PLAINS, NY) Westchester County Board of Legislators Majority Leader Catherine Borgia (D-Ossining) has been re-nominated to the NACo Justice and Public Safety Policy Steering Committee.

The committee, which holds monthly conference calls and in person meetings at both NACo's Legislative Conference and Annual Conference, looks to solve national challenges pertaining to criminal justice and public safety systems, including criminal justice planning, law enforcement, courts, corrections, homeland security, community crime prevention, juvenile justice and delinquency prevention, emergency management, fire prevention and control, and civil disturbances.

“Here in Westchester, I have fought for responsible budgets that provide safe levels of police staffing as we currently have 14 vacancies in our Public Safety Department, to increase the level of trust between our immigrant community and our police officers, and for raising the age of criminal responsibility. I am honored by this re-nomination and am eager to get to work,” said Borgia.