Update from Yonkers City Councilwoman Shanae Williams, 1st District.

Hello Friends, This week kicked off our budget hearing process. The municipal departments that we met with so far were Human Resources & Civil Service, Constituent Services, the Office for the Aging, Yonkers Human Rights Commission, Yonkers Public Library, and the Parks, Recreation & Conservation department. If you were unable to attend or watch the hearings, you can go to the Yonkers City Council Facebook page and view them there. If you have any questions or comments please contact us and give your input. Superintendent Edwin Quezada also presented his budget for the Yonkers Public Schools. The Council did not have an opportunity to ask questions or make comments but we have rescheduled a date for the Superintendent to come back to City Hall so we can have a healthy discussion about his budget. This will take place on Tuesday, May 14th at 3PM in the Council Chambers. Here is a snapshot of his presentation: 2019-2020 Proposed Expenditures - $645.26 million 2019-2020 Expected Revenue - $627.65 million 2019-2020 Budget Deficit - $17.61 million Facts about the budget deficit – Earlier this year, the original budget gap was $59 million. We received $21.6 million in state aid, will use $7.8 million from the fund balance, and the City to contribute $12 million leaving a deficit of $17.6 million. The superintendent proposes to close this deficit by making programmatic reductions of $3.8 million, staff reductions of $9.2 million and ask the City to bond $4.6 million. If you have questions you would like answered specifically about the Board of Education’s budget, please contact my office. Again, you can see the Superintendents presentation on our Council Facebook page if you missed it. Sincerely, Shanae V. Williams   For those interested in the upcoming Budget Hearings here is the schedule, see you there! Click here.     A Snap Shot of the Week Congratulations to the Office of the Aging for being recognized by the LYFE Coalition for championing a healthy lifestyle in the workplace    YPD Press Conference calling for help to locate murder suspect Jamir Thompson, who is responsible for the death of 18 year old Marilyn Montanez. There is a $10,000 reward for information leading to his arrest.   Congratulations to Theresa Forgét, the New Deputy Commissioner of Human Resources   Yonkers Police Department Community Affairs Annual Bike Give Away 2019   Kicking off the Annual Clean Up of the Old Croton Aqueduct. Thank you to all who volunteered!   Sister to Sister International April Forum       Event Updates Every Wednesday morning at different locations throughout the 1st District, you can meet with Councilwoman Williams. This month she will be meeting at Manor Bagels Cafe from 7-9am.  Stop by and share your concerns and/or get to know your Councilwoman.   Currently Collecting Donations