LAST UPDATED: May 11, 2025
NOTE: As the City of New Rochelle does not proactively provide information about members of the Board of Ethics beyond their name, we are collecting and displaying all available relevant information. If you see something missing tell us. We are seeking a photo of Ethics Board Chairman Wilbert Ortiz, the New Rochelle City Marshall.
New Rochelle Board of Ethics Web Page
Municipal Code Chapter 33 Code of Ethics
Members of New Rochelle Ethics Board

Chairman Wilbert Ortiz (Term: Jan. 21, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2026)
Office of the City Marshall
City of New Rochelle
wortiz@newrochelleny.com
914-654-2285
William V. Slade (Term: Jan. 21, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2029)
Director
Environmental Energy Alliance of New York
Bill.Slade@eeanyweb.org
917-596-1299
Yehudah Buchweitz (Term: Jan. 21, 2025 – Jan. 31, 2030)
Partner
Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP
yehudah.buchweitz@weil.com
212-310-8256
Board Clerk
Kimberly Jones
City Clerk
City of New Rochelle
kjones@newrochelleny.gov
914-654-2159
Outside Counsel
Benjamin W. Sonnenfeldt
Attorney at Law
Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker LLP
benjamin.sonnenfeldt@wilsonelser.com
914-872-7460
Adopted legislation approving appointments to the Board of Ethics (January 21, 2025)
- Wilbert Ortiz Cover Letter & Resume
- Board of Ethics Oath Letter – Wilbert Ortiz
- William Slade Cover Letter & Resume
- Board of Ethics Oath Letter – William Slade
- Yehudah Buchweitz Cover Letter & Resume
- Board of Ethics Oath Letter – Yehudah Buchweitz
2025 Applicants for Ethics Board
- Brian Sten (no records provided)
New Rochelle City Council Ethics Board Disclosure Forms
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form Yadira Ramos
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form Albert Tarantino
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form Matthew Stern
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form David Peters
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form Shane Osinloye
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form Martha Lopez
- New Rochelle Board of Ethics 2024 Disclosure Form Sara Kaye
New Rochelle City Council Code of Ethics Affirmations
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 Yadira Ramos
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 Al Tarantino
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 Matthew Stern
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 David Peters
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 Shane Osinloye
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 Martha Lopez
- Code of Ethics Affirmation 2024 Sara Kaye
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- New Rochelle Ethics Board Stonewalling (4/28/2025)
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