On Thursday, November 7th, the Board of Legislators (BOL) received the 2025 Operating Budget from County Executive George Latimer.

Board Chair Vedat Gashi (D - New Castle, Ossining, Somers, Yorktown) said, “Approval of the budget is one of the most important things we do at the Board. We take this process incredibly seriously. We are prepared to begin our thorough process. We are looking forward to coming together on the budget in the coming weeks.”

Legislator Jewel Williams Johnson (D - Elmsford, Greenburgh, Tarrytown, White Plains) said, “As Chair of the Board’s Committee on Budget and Appropriations, I look forward to analyzing the budgets proposed for 2025 during our series of committee meetings with all the County Departments and wholeheartedly thank them and the County Executive’s staff for their efforts.”

The Board of Legislators received the proposed Capital Budget for review from the County Executive on October 15 and is charged with passing the comprehensive County Budget by the end of December 2025.

The Board of Legislators will host two public input sessions within the County and one public hearing at the Board of Legislators Chambers in White Plains. Participants are invited to speak and provide public comment at all scheduled dates with remote participation available via the county’s virtual meeting platform at the White Plains meeting.

The details for the public input sessions/hearing are as follows:

Public Input Sessions:

1. Thursday, November 14, 2024 at 7 PM
   Joseph G. Caputo Community Ctr. 95 Broadway, Ossining, NY 10562
    
2. Wednesday, November 20, 2024 at 5:30 PM
   Greenburgh Library, 300 Tarrytown Rd, Elmsford, NY 10523

Public Hearing (remote participation available):

• Wednesday, December 4, 2024 at 7 PM
  Board of Legislators Chambers, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains

Information regarding the FY2025 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.

For additional details, please refer below:

FY2025 Budget Dashboard (westchesterlegislators.com)

FY2025 Budget Meeting Calendar (westchesterlegislators.com)