Acquisition and Contract Article Count: 15
About Westchester Article Count: 13
Board of Ethics Article Count: 5
In recognition that the elected officials, officers, employees and volunteers of Westchester County Government hold their positions to serve and benefit the public, and not for unwarranted personal gain, the Board of Ethics serves to promote, enforce and enhance compliance with all relevant state and local ethics laws, rules and regulations.
Members
Kitley Covill, Chair
Brett Summers, Secretary
Stuart Cotton, Member
Douglas French, Member
Jerold Ruderman, Member
Contact the Board of Ethics:
For financial disclosure inquires:
For any other inquiries:
Information on County Ethics
Plain Language Guide
Frequently Asked Questions
Guide to Post-Employment Rules and Waivers
Gifts, Favors, and Tips
Instructions for Completing Financial Disclosure Forms
Forms
Request for Ethics Advice
Application for Post-Employment Waivers
Ethics Complaint
Procedures of the Board of Ethics
Procedures for Reviewing Financial Disclosure Forms
Hearing Procedure
Advisory Board Calendar
Agendas and Minutes after Oct. 8, 2021 can be found through the Advisory Board Calendar
Budget Article Count: 38
County Executive Article Count: 8
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Executive Orders: George Latimer Article Count: 7
Executive Orders: Robert P. Astorino Article Count: 2
Robert P. Astorino issued three executive orders between 2010 and 2017.
Executive Orders: Andrew J. Spano Article Count: 12
Andrew J. Spano issued 67 executive orders between 1998 and 2009.
Education Article Count: 6
Departments Article Count: 13
General Article Count: 8
Legal Article Count: 9
Logos Article Count: 4
Newsroom Article Count: 2178
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Solid Waste Commission Article Count: 7
Tax Commission Article Count: 12
Astorino Releases Article Count: 1385
Previous Press Releases
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Westchester County Police Reform and Reimagining Task Force Article Count: 10
On June 1, 2020, following the killing of George Floyd, the County Executive acted quickly to pull together a working group charged with producing a report within 30 days with the following responsibilities:
- To review the curriculum used at the Westchester County Police Academy to train both new recruits and those already working in law enforcement;
- To recommend changes and reforms needed to address bias in policing
The County Executive also charged the Human Rights Commission with leading a series of community conversations to be held countywide on racism, bias, and diversity.
On June 12, 2020, Governor Cuomo signed an Executive Order to reinvent and modernize police strategies and programs – requiring every police department in the State to develop a reform plan with community input for submission to the state by April 1, 2021. These police reform and reimagining plans must:
- Address policies, procedures, practices, and deployment;
- Certify that they have engaged stakeholders in a public and open process on policing strategies and tools;
- Be presented to the public for comment; and
- Be certified by the local legislative body
To reconcile both tasks, the County Executive expanded the Task Force to 35 members, increased the number of public forums, and directed the Task Force to have a report ready for review to the Board of Legislators by the end of December 2020.
Questions and comments about Westchester County’s Police Reform process may be sent to: .
Police Reform Task Force Report
On March 22, 2021, the Task Force submitted their Final Report to the Board of Legislators. The Report was subsequently submitted to the State on April 1, 2021. Read the Final Report.
Moving Forward from Recommendations to Implementation
Provides the current implementation status of the recommendations in the final report that were referred for Executive action.