POMONA – After inheriting a $138 million deficit when he took office 10 years ago, Rockland County Executive Ed Day announced on Monday that the county is now in the best financial shape in its history.
Day made the announcement as he presented his $870 million proposed 2024 county budget.
“Ten years ago when I first came into office, we inherited a financial debt of $138 million, that was on the brink of insolvency. We didn’t have much more time left for this government to function,” he said. “We had various crushing user fee taxes. We were in a place with three years of double-digit property tax increases.
Day’s budget proposal includes a two percent property tax decrease; increasing amounts available for patriotic observances from $1,250 to $3,000; $1 million for additional positions for the Department of Social Services that is seeing increased demand; another $1.5 million for college tuition assistance for volunteer firefighters and emergency responders; and additional 10 percent in possible funding increases to non-profit contract agencies and 224 agencies.
