Westchester County Board of Legislators
- Westchester County Board of Legislators
The Westchester County Board of Legislators is the legislative, policy-making branch of Westchester County. The powers of the Board are enumerated in the County’s charter. A key power of the Board concerns finances: appropriating funds, approving the budget and levying taxes. It also approves appointments by the County Excutive and passes local laws, acts and resolutions.
The Board has seventeen members, known as Legislators, each representing a district approximately 50,000 residents and is elected every two years. (See below Board members)
Board members
The County Board has seventeen members, each representing a district approximately 50,000 residents.As of January 2008, thirteen of them are Democrats and four are Republicans. [Citation
title = Westchester County Board of Legislators
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accessdate = 2008-01-09 ]
Committees
The Board of Legislators operates under a committee system. Currently, there are nine committees, each of which is charged with overseeing a particular policy area.
"The following table reflect Committee chair of 2007."
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