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IT'S NOT OVER...

 

Nov - Dec. 2017: 
CJA's Advocacy Before the Westchester County Board of Legislators

 

 

Westchester County Budget for 2018

Chapter 169 -- County Budget

Westchester County Charter -- Chapter 110 -- County Executive

click here for:  Westchester County Board of Legislators
Westchester Board of Legislators' pamphlet -- here

its info sheet: "What is County Government"
"Citizen involvement is critical to the success of county government.
County government belongs to the people of Westchester. ...
Your County Legislators have been the voice of the people of Westchester for over 330 years.
To best represent your interests and ensure your voice is heard,
the legislators need to hear from you."
(bold added)


1.
CJA's November 9, 2017 e-mail
to Westchester County Board of Legislators' Clerk
& Administrative Officer, etc.
--
"The Westchester County Budget --
& the Westchester District Attorney Salary it Includes"

-- cc:
Westchester County Attorney Robert Meehan
First Deputy District Attorney James McCarty
Westchester District Attorney Anthony Scarpino
Westchester Budget Director Lawrence Soule
Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino


1st NOTICE --
SUBSTANTIATED BY

THE RECORD OF CJA's 1st CITIZEN-TAXPAYER ACTION, Etc.
(Albany Co. #1788-2014)

CJA's July 12, 2016 e-mail to County Attorney Meehan & Acting D.A. McCarty -
"Notice to Westchester Co. Government:
Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed D.A. salary increases
based on your own Acting D.A. McCarty's findings of facts and conclusions of law"

CJA's July 13, 2016 e-mail to County Attorney Meehan & Acting D.A. McCarty --
"Notice to Westchester Co. Government:
Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed D.A. salary increases
based on your own Acting D.A. McCarty's findings of facts and conclusions of law"

attached enclosure
CJA's July 8, 2016 letter-NOTICE TO THE COUNTY
"
GIVING NOTICE:  Your duty to repudiate & challenge the state-imposed district attorney salary increases
based on your
own district attorney’s findings of fact and conclusions of law
with respect to rock-solid,
prima facie evidence establishing them to be based on judicial salary increases
that are
statutorily-violative, fraudulent – & unconstitutional"

referred-to webpage for July 8, 2016 NOTICE, with links to substantiating EVIDENCE: here

2nd NOTICE --
SUBSTANTIATED BY
THE SEPTEMBER 2, 2016 VERIFIED COMPLAINT IN CJA's 2nd CITIZEN-TAXPAYER ACTION
(Albany Co. #5211-2016)


CJA's September 7, 2016 e-mail to County Attorney Meehan --
"Subject: Notice of Right to Seek Intervention --
Citizen-Taxpayer Action to Void D.A. Salary Increases
& State Reimbursement to the Counties"
      attaching:

CJA's September 7, 2016 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO INTERVENE -- citizen-taxpayer action
                         referred-to webpage, with links to substantiating EVIDENCE: 
here

referred-to:
10th cause of action to void "Aid to Localities" budget item
for state reimbursement to the counties of D.A. salary costs

referred-to:
6th cause of action to void the judicial & D.A. salary increases --
& the 13th cause of action from the March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
in the 1st citizen-taxpayer action on which it rests


7th cause of action to void the judicial & D.A. salary increases --
& the 14th cause of action from the March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
in the 1st citizen-taxpayer action on which it rests

8th cause of action to void the judicial & D.A. salary increases --
& the 15th cause of action from the March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
in the 1st citizen-taxpayer action on which it rests

 

2.
VIDEO of CJA's "public comment"
at the November 13, 2017 meeting
of the Board of Legislators -- 
(at 6 mins.)

 

3. 
CJA's November 14, 2017 e-mail
to Board of Legislators' Chief of Staff, etc.
--
"Subject: Request for Meeting:
The Westchester County Budget --
& the Westchester District Attorney Salary it Includes"


** CJA's TESTIMONY #1 **
at Legislature's February 6, 2013 budget hearing
on "public protection"

Assembly VIDEO   Senate VIDEO
(last speaker: at 7 hours-21 minutes)


click here for:
CJA's February 6, 2013 budget testimony webpage
with substantiating documentary EVIDENCE:
CJA's Oct 27, 2011 Opposition Report &
March 30, 2012 verified complaint in declaratory judgment action

* CJA's TESTIMONY #2 **
at the Legislature's January 30, 2017 budget hearing
on "Local Government Officials/General Government"

(last speaker: at 8 hours-47 mins.)  

SENATE VIDEO     ASSEMBLY VIDEO 
transcript:  pp. 518-535


CJA's webpage of Jan. 30, 2017 budget hearing
with link to citizen-taxpayer action

 

** CJA's TESTIMONY #3 **
at the Legislature's January 31, 2017 budget hearing
on "Public Protection"

(last speaker:  at 11 hours-11 mins.)

   SENATE VIDEO    ASSEMBLY VIDEO
transcript:  pp. 671 - 679

CJA's webpage of Jan. 31, 2017 budget hearing
with link to citizen-taxpayer action


4.
CJA's November 14, 2017 e-mail
to Board of Legislators' Director of Budgetary Affairs --

"This Evening's Meeting of the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee"

Citizens Budget Advisory Committee: John D. McGarr, Chair;
Larry Fasnacht; L. William Kay III; Rodman K. Reef; Judy Stern-Rosen; Julie Stern; Carolyn Stevens; Beverley Sved

Budgetary Affairs Director's November 14, 2017 responding e-mail

5.
CJA's November 15, 2017 e-mail
to Board of Legislators' Director of Budgetary Affairs, etc. --

"Keeping a True Record -- & reiterating my request to the Citizens Budget Advisory Committee that it advise the Board of Legislators that its duty to the taxpayers is to VERIFY the truth about the D.A. salary increases contained within the county budget"


6.
CJA's November 16, 2017 e-mail
to staff to Board of Legislators Minority Leader, etc --
"The Board of Legislators' duty to the taxpayers to repudiate the D.A. salary increases contained within the county budget -- & CJA's Dec. 31, 2015 and Jan. 15, 2016 letters are themselves dispositive of the issue"

              CJA's December 31, 2015 letter
to Chief Judge Nominee/Westchester D.A. Janet DiFiore


-- webpage with SUBSTANTIATING EVIDENCE
       

CJA's January 15, 2016 letter to
Temporary Senate President John Flanagan & Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie
and its enclosed Statement of Further Particulars

--
webpage with SUBSTANTIATING EVIDENCE

 

7.
CJA's November 17, 2017 e-mail
to Westchester County Board of Legislators
--
"Request to appear, under oath, before the Committee on Budget & Appropriations & the Litigation Committee to summarize & answer questions as to the EVIDENTIARY record with respect to the larcenous D.A. salary increases contained in the county budget"

webpage for CJA's September 2, 2016 verified complaint
(2nd citizen taxpayer action) --
see 6th, 7th, and 8th causes of action


webpage for CJA's March 23, 2016 verified 2nd supplemental complaint
(1st citizen taxpayer action) --
see 13th, 14th, & 15th causes of action

RECORD of CJA's 1st & 2nd citizen-taxpayer actions

 

8.
CJA's November 20, 2017 e-mail
to Westchester County Board of Legislators
--
"Today's meeting of the Litigation Committee at 9 am & of the Committee on Budget & Appropriations at 10 am -- Your duty to remove the larcenous D.A. salary increases from the Westchester Co. budget & secure their voiding
  --

PROVING plaintiffs' entitlement to summary judgment

on the 6th, 7th, 8th, and 10th causes of action of their 2nd citizen-taxpayer action
is EASY: All it takes is a look at defendants' responses & the Court's"

further November 20, 2017 e-mail transmitting to staff


STATUS REPORT OF 6th, 7th, & 8th CAUSES OF ACTION 
 


CJA's September 2, 2016 verified complaint
in 2nd citzen-taxpayer action

The 7th and 8th causes of action, challenging, as applied,
Chapter 60, Part E of the Laws of 2015 – the budget statute that created the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation – beginning with the Legislature’s refusal to oversee the Commission’s operations, under the statute

here's the 7th cause of action --
& the 14th cause of action from the March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
in the 1st citizen-taxpayer action on which it rests

here's the 8th cause of action --
& the 15th cause of action from the March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
in the 1st citizen-taxpayer action on which it rests

 

The 6th cause of action, challenging, as written,
Chapter 60, Part E of the Laws of 2015 – the budget statute that created the Commission on Legislative, Judicial and Executive Compensation – and, additionally, by its Sections D and E, the statute's introduction and enactment


here's the 6th cause of action --
& the 13th cause of action from the March 23, 2016 verified second supplemental complaint
in the 1st citizen-taxpayer action on which it rests

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VIDEO/Agenda of November 20, 2017 meeting of the Litigation Committee

VIDEO/Agenda of November 20, 2017 meeting of the Committee on Budget & Appropriations


9.
CJA's November 21, 2017 e-mail
to Westchester Co. Legislators
--

"I will have a statuts report on the 10th cause of action ready by the time we meet together.  When will that be?  As Thanksgiving is the day after tomorrow and Friday is a 'holiday' for so many, the only day left befroe D.A. Scarpino's November 28th appearance before the Committee on the Budget and Appropriations is Monday, November 27th. Or will you be inviting me to make a presentation and be questioned at the November 28th meeting, in the presence of D.A. Scarpino -- which I would be pleased to do -- hopefully in the presence of County Attorney Meehan, as well."

 

10.
VIDEO of CJA's "public comment"
at the November 27, 2017 meeting
of the Board of Legislators
(at 2:24 mins)

Agenda for Board of Legislators' November 27, 2017 meeting

11/27/17 agenda page: 
"Forwarding constituent correspondence regarding concerns
over the proposed County BUdget and the elimination of curator positions"

11/21/27 memo from Legislator Parker to add to agenda
for referral to Budget & Appropriations Committee


11.
CJA's November 28, 2017 e-mail to County Attorney --
"Counseling the Board of Legislators as to their MANDATORY, NON-DISCRETIONARY DUTIES with respect to budget items alleged to be fraudulent and illegal -- as, for instance, the D.A. salary increases"

November 27, 2017 status report on 10th cause of action

The 10th cause of action, challenging the "Aid to Localities" item
in the Governor's executive budget for state reimbursement to the counties
of D.A. salary costs --
here's the 10th cause of action --

 


12.

CJA's November 28, 2017 e-mail to County Attorney --
"thank you..."

CJA's August 10, 2017 OPEN LETTER

CJA's November 22, 2017 e-mail to Board of Legislators' FOIL/Records Access Officer --
"FOIL/Records Request: Westchester County Board of Ethics --
Board of Legislators' September 16, 2014 Newsroom release: 'BOL Appointments Committee Demands List of County Ethics Board Members'"

September 16, 2014 -- Board of Legislators' Newsroom release:
"BOL Appointments Committee Demands List of County Ethics Board Members"

VIDEO of September 15, 2014 meeting of Appointments Committee

 

13.
VIDEO of CJA's "public comment"
at the December 4, 2017 meeting
of the Board of Legislators
 
(at 2:15 mins.)
 

click here for referred-to
November 28, 2017 meeting of the Committee on Budget & Appropriations at which D.A. Scarpino presented his budget request -- & no legislator asked him about his DA. salary

click here for referred-to
December 4, 2017 letter to the state senate & assembly members
comprising Westchester's Albany delegation

"Your Duty to Assist the Westchester County Board of Legislators in Discharging its Duty
to Safeguard the Westchester County Budget from Statutorily-Violative
and Fraudulent District Attorney Salary Increases"

 

14.
CJA's December 5, 2017 e-mail to County Attorney
-- "My yesterday's 'public comment' to the Board of Legislators -- & the letter & EVIDENCE I furnished in conjunction therewith"

 

15.

VIDEO of CJA's "public comment"
at the Board of Legislator's December 6, 2017 hearing on the budget
(at 2 hrs:14 minutes)

CJA's written statement
with referred-to December 4, 2017 letter

 

16.
VIDEO of CJA's statement
at the December 10, 2017 meeting
of the Board of Legislators  (at 6 mins)


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                   FOIL TO WESTCHESTER COUNTY

#1


CJA's November 21, 2017 FOIL --
"CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL request -- plus NEW FOIL request pertaining to D.A. salary & other 'compensation and non-salary benefits' in 2017 and 2018"

                CJA's July 14, 2016 FOIL request --
             "Salaries & Other 'Compensation & Non-Salary Benefits' -- for District Attorneys & Other Full-Time
              Elected County Officers"   
             transmitting e-mail   

               Westchester County's September 19, 2016 responding e-mail with enclosure, enclosure, enclosure

Westchester County's December 29, 2017 responding e-mail

#2

CJA's November 22, 2017 FOIL --
"CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL request -- plus NEW FOIL request pertaining to state aid for D.A. salary for 2017 and 2018"

               CJA's August 8, 2016 FOIL request  -- "State Aid for District Attorney Salaries"
                                                                    -- transmitting e-mail   

            
Westchester County: September 29, 2016 e-mail with enclosures: 
                reimbursement info    
                2005    2006    2007    2008    2009   2010   2011    2012    2013    2014    2015    2016

Westchester County's January 2, 2018 responding e-mail

#3

EXAMINING THE CONFLICTS OF INTEREST
ACCOUNTING FOR THE ABERRANT & UNPROFESSIONAL ACTIONS
& NON-ACTIONS OF THE COUNTY BOARD OF LEGISLATORS, TO DATE

CALLING THE WESTCHESTER COUNTY BOARD OF ETHICS, at what number?

CJA's November 22, 2017 FOIL --
"RE:  FOIL/Records Request: Westchester County Board of Ethics -- Board of Legislators' September 16, 2014 Newsroom release: "BOL Appointments Committee Demands List of County Ethics Board Members"            

               September 16, 2014 -- Board of Legislators' Newsroom release:
               "BOL Appointments Committee Demands List of County Ethics Board Members"

                                   CJA's  December 7, 2017 e-mail to Asst. County Attorney Polizzi

December 29, 2017 response    enclosure #1    enclosure #2

    cited link: http://westchesterlegislators.com/fy2017-budget-dashboard.html


#4

CJA's November 27, 2017 FOIL --
"Citizens Budget Advisory Committee"

December 28, 2017 response  -- attachment

cited link:
http://westchestercountyny.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_LegiFile.aspx?ID=8784&highlightTerms=8784

cited link: http://westchestercountyny.iqm2.com/Citizens/Detail_Meeting.aspx?ID=4062

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CONTINUES WITH:

CJA's January 3, 2017 letter
to Westchester County Executive Latimer

 

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BACKGROUND WEBPAGE --

click here for:
CJA's AUGUST 10, 2017 OPEN LETTER
"The NYS Reform Party of Curtis Sliwa MUST Rescind its Endorsement of – & Party Line to –
Senator George Latimer for Westchester County Executive
& the Other Parties Must Follow Suit –
Unless they Deem Corruption in Office a Qualification
"

 

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