Yonkers City Council

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The Yonkers City Council is the legislative branch of Yonkers and uses a weak Mayor-Council government. The city elects six councilmen, each serving four year terms. Council seats 1, 3, 5 were last elected in 2007 including the Mayor who can be elected up to two times, and seats 2, 4, 6 were last elected in 2009 including an at-large member which is called the City Council president which has no term limits, also serves for four years at a time, and is a voting member. Regular meetings are held every Tuesday of the month, with extra meetings to be held other days, if planned.[1] The city is largest in Westchester County, New York and fourth largest in the state.[2]

Former City Council 2009 - 2011

Current seats
Position/District Name Party Last elected
City Council President Chuck Lesnick Democratic 2009
Majority Leader/1st District Patricia D. McDow Democratic 2007
2nd District Wilson Terrero Democratic 2009
3rd District Joan Gronowski Democratic 2007
4th District Dennis Shepard Republican 2009
Minority Leader/5th District John M. Murtagh Republican 2007
6th District John Larkin Republican 2009
Former Mayor and Deputy
Position Name Party Terms served
Mayor Philip Amicone Republican 2
Deputy Mayor William T. Regan Republican 2

Current City Council 2011 - 2013

Majority and Minority Leader positions to be announced.

Current seats
Position/District Name Party Last elected
City Council President Chuck Lesnick Democratic 2009
1st District Chris Johnson Democratic 2011
Majority Leader/2nd District Wilson Terrero Democratic 2009
3rd District Michael Sabatino Democratic 2011
4th District Dennis Shepard Republican 2009
5th District Mike Breen Republican 2011
Minority Leader/6th District John Larkin Republican 2009
Current Mayor and Deputy
Position Name Party Terms served
Mayor Mike Spano Democratic 1
Deputy Mayor Susan Gerry Democratic 1

Departments and Committees

City Hall
  • Rules[3]
  • Budget and Finance
  • Community Development
  • Environmental, Sustanible Growth and Green Policy
  • Legislation Codes, and Inter-government relations
  • Municipal Operations & Public Safety
  • Real Estate

Recent discussions

  • School Board Budget Cuts[4]
  • Building a sports ballpark and funding for city run entertainment[5]
  • Other Budget Cuts
  • Affordable housing[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Yonkers City Council". 
  2. ↑ "Yonkers main page". 
  3. ↑ "Yonkers Index". 
  4. ↑ "Yonkers Public schools website". 
  5. ↑ "New York Times". 
  6. ↑ "Downtown Yonkers Website". 

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