Politics on the Hudson

The Yonkers City Council traveled to Albany on Monday to meet with state officials about the city’s budget issues. Here’s a report issued this afternoon by City Council President Chuck Lesnick’s office:

The Yonkers City Council on Monday met with state officials in Albany concerning the city’s present budget issues and to present the case for much needed state aid for the city’s municipal and educational services.

Attending the meetings were Council President Chuck Lesnick; Majority Leader Patricia D. McDow – District One; Minority Leader John M. Murtagh – District Five; Councilmember Wilson Terrero – District Two; Councilmember Dennis E. Shepherd – District Four and Councilmember John Larkin – District Six.

On Monday morning, the Council met with New York State Comptroller Thomas J. DiNapoli and discussed various aspects of the state’s Fiscal Agent Act and ongoing audits of the City of Yonkers. Following that meeting, the Council met with members of the area state delegation, including NYS Senator Andrea Stewart-Cousins and NYS Assembly members Mike Spano, J. Gary Pretlow and Richard L. Brodsky.

The Council later met with representatives of the Office of Taxpayer Accountability and Office of the Governor and was briefed on new state measures that aim to evaluate costs of mandates on local government in order to advance property tax relief and current economic development initiatives.