The shows, which kicked off in March, will continue to appear on cable TV through October. In May, Robert Elliott, Deputy Secretary of State for Local Governments and former Mayor of Croton discusses how school districts and municipalities can share services to cut overhead and increase efficiencies.
In June, Galef speaks with Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES District Superintendent Dr. Jim Langlois about BOCES role in sharing services and how it might be expanded to help cut costs on a larger scale. In July, Lee Kyriacou from the Office of Real Property Services shares his perspective on how to address property tax relief. In August, “Speak Out” features Deputy County Executive of Putnam County John Tully and Village Manager of Ossining Linda Cooper who discuss consolidation of assessment and other duplicative services, as well as best practices for sharing.
“Our economy necessitates that we take an in-depth look at offering comprehensive property tax relief throughout the state,” says Galef. “I hope these shows will help my constituents understand all the different perspectives on tax relief and ways that we can start working on now to cut costs.” Galef also serves as Chairperson of the Assembly Committee on Real Property Taxation.
Tune in to Cablevision at the dates and times listed below to become part of the conversation and to gain understanding about this complex and challenging topic.
Ossining/Peekskill Channel 15 – Wednesdays at 8:00 p.m.,
Wappingers Falls Channel 21 and Yorktown Channel 74 – Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m.
“Sharing Services to Save Taxpayer Dollars”
with Bob Elliott airs May 7, 14, 21 & 28.
“School District Sharing to Save Tax Dollars,”
with Dr. Jim Langlois airs June 4, 11, 18 & June 25.
“Options for Property Tax Savings,”
with Lee Kyriacou airs July 2, 9, 16 & 23
“County & Municipal Efficiencies to Save Tax Dollars,”
with Linda Cooper and John Tully airs 7/30, 8/6, 13 & 20,
“Roundtable on Shared Services with NYS Comptroller DiNapoli Part 1,”
with panelists Thomas DiNapoli, Alfred DelBello, James Langlois and Linda Puglisi
airs 8/27, 9/3, 9/10 and 9/17,
and “Roundtable… Part 2” airs 9/24, 10/1, 10/8 & 10/15.
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