NEW CITY – Rockland County
Executive Edwin Day unveiled his proposed 2018 budget of $684.25 million
that stays under the state tax cap, keeps spending flat, funds not-for-profits
and avoids layoffs.
Day announced the $138 million deficit he inherited when he took office
four years ago is now down to the single digits.
The county tax increase is 1.95 percent with a proposed tax increase of
$2 per month.
Day also proposed spending $1.2 million in capital funds to build a new
animal shelter on the county-owned land where Hi-Tor is currently located.
The county would take the lead in building the new shelter and counts
on the five towns and Village of Spring Valley to pay their share of the
operating costs.
The spending plan includes $31.3 million in funding for non-profits, contains
no layoffs, 39 new or redefined positions, elimination of 50 vacant positions
with a net reduction of 11 positions for a total workforce of 1,691.
“This budget fulfills the promises I made to turn around our economy
and stop the endless tax-and-spend cycle that nearly bankrupted us,”
Day said. “We are under the tax cap and still maintains a high level
of services for Rockland County resident s- even our furry and four-legged
ones.”
