White Plains, NY – On Thursday, County Executive George Latimer introduced the proposed Westchester County operating budget for fiscal year 2023 to the Board of Legislators (BOL). By County Charter rule, this budget must be submitted no later than November 10 each year.

With the submission of the operating budget, the BOL will launch a series of committee meetings starting on Monday, November 14, 2022. During this time, representatives of all County departments and offices make presentations to and take questions from the Budget & Appropriations Committee.

Additionally, the BOL will host two public hearings throughout the County and one statutory public hearing at the Board of Legislators’ Chamber in White Plains. Participants will be allowed to speak and provide public comment at all scheduled dates with remote participation available via Webex at the White Plains meeting.

The details for the public hearings are as follows:

Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at 7 PM (live streamed via Facebook)
New Rochelle Public Library (Ossie Davis Theater)
1 Library Plaza New Rochelle, NY 10801

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 at 7 PM (live streamed via Facebook)
Chappaqua Performing Arts Center
480 N Bedford Rd, Chappaqua, NY 10514

Wednesday, December 7, 2022 at 7 PM (remote participation available)
Board of Legislators Chambers
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor
White Plains, NY 10601

Information regarding the FY2023 budget deliberations can be viewed on the Budget Dashboard section of the BOL website. The dashboard will include relevant details such as the Webex remote participation instructions, budget meeting schedule, and links to view the proposed operating, capital, and special districts budgets.

The Dashboard can be found at: https://bit.ly/fy23budgetdashboard.

And, our Facebook page is located at: https://www.facebook.com/westchesterlegislators.