The County Executive’s Corner: Fixing Procurement

By Rockland County Executive Ed Day The Office of the New York State Comptroller last week made public the findings of an audit of Rockland County’s Department of Social Services. The review of DSS operations from January 1, 2013 to last August highlighted several areas quality and efficiency, but also recommended substantive changes to improve […]

Kiryas Joel annexation oversight bill awaiting governor’s signature

A bill which would introduce greater oversight to a proposed expansion of the Village of Kiryas Joel in Orange County passed both houses of the State Legislature Tuesday and awaits a signature from Governor Andrew Cuomo. The annexation process, a highly-controversial effort to expand the predominantly Orthodox Jewish municipality which has been criticized as rushed […]