On Wednesday January 18, 2012 at the first scheduled meeting of the new legislative session, Budget and Appropriations Committee Chairperson, Legislator Judy Myers, appointed Legislator Sheila Marcotte her Vice Chair. The Budget and Appropriations Committee is comprised of nine members including the Chair. In the course of the County’s fiscal year, the Committee:
• Contracts for and reviews the annual independent audit of all county financial dealings, transactions and records conducted by an outside CPA firm;
• Reviews and modifies, where appropriate, the proposed county budget;
• Monitors all county operational and capital expenditures;
• Analyzes and reviews all fiscally related matters and makes recommendations on those matters to the full Board for consideration;
• Seeks opportunities for operational reform that will lead to better and less costly county government.
Following the meeting, Legislator Marcotte said, “I am gratified that Legislator Myers has appointed me to be her Vice-Chair. Following our recent bipartisan budget negotiations, I am glad to see that Legislator Myers is ‘walking the walk’ regarding a new spirit of bipartisan cooperation.” Marcotte went on to say, “The stewardship of taxpayer money has always been my top priority as a Legislator and as a Council Member in Eastchester. I intend to bring the same high level of fiscal responsibility, transparency and accountability to my work as Vice-Chair of this committee.”
Legislator and Westchester County Board of Legislators Budget and Appropriations Committee Chair, Judy Myers said, “I look forward to working with Legislator Marcotte as well as the rest of the Budget and Appropriations Committee members, to fully implement the objectives inherent in the 2012 Budget.”
