Majority Leader Annabi Calls on Mayor Amicone to Rescind $2 Million in Management Raises

Seeks Restoration of School Safety Officers

Yonkers, NY -- The Majority Leader of the Yonkers City Council, Sandy Annabi (Dem- Dist. 2) is seeking to have the Administration rescind all raises to management in order to realize immediate savings and to contribute to the avoidance of cuts, as well as to avoid the removal of School Safety Officers from school buildings. The proposal could potentially save the City of Yonkers over $2 million.

  Majority Leader Annabi said, ,“I am calling on the Mayor to rescind all management raises as of December 15, 2008. The approximately $2 million in savings could go to stave off major police redeployment and reassignment – this could open a window to reinstitute Yonkers Police Officers back into schools and to our most vulnerable neighborhoods.”

   The Majority Leader, who also chairs the Council’s Committee on Education, went on to say, “With the removal of safety officers from the Schools, I believe we are now endangering the safety of students, their teachers, and all of our school staff. The Mayor should look for more viable efficiencies that do not risk the education and well being of our students.”

   “Even in the schools with low incidence frequencies, the removal of School Safety Officers greatly affects the stable environment needed for children to learn and the peace of mind of those entrusted with their care. Our students can’t concentrate, our teachers can’t concentrate. I am calling upon the Mayor to make all efforts to restore the police to our schools, and to rescind all raises from December 15, 2008,” asserted Annabi.

   “It is painfully obvious that the entire country faces massive financial problems, and municipalities must be extremely frugal with the limited public funds available. At such a crucial time as this, I hope that the example set by many other municipalities across the nation would encourage the City Administration and the School Administration – to hold off on non-contractual raises until we are on stable financial footing.”

   “The Westchester County government just publicly recognized how fool hardy it would be to hemorrhage raise money at this time – the County proposal for management raises was just retracted. A Yorktown highway supervisor recently made headlines because he turned down a $25,000 raise in order to benefit his city. That’s the kind of courage we need right now. It comes through loud and clear that Yonkers should follow suit and partake of the fiscal conservancy that will see us through this difficult time. The time to consider raises is once Yonkers is on stable footing,” concluded Annabi.

Comments

she is right

Better late than never Miss Annabi, but where were you during the budget process. This financial mess didn't just happen you knew damn well that Yonkers was going to be facing hard times. Joan G. was the only one who showed any leadership and I'm sure glad she is my council rep.

Always after the cats out of the bag..... Each of them.

Annabi should go fly a kite, even with not giving raises, the city is sh$t out of luck, financially. Cut the cops in the schools, the kids will be fine. Also lets get all the cops out from inside jobs out onto the street to cut overtime even more.

Sandi was okay till she turned on RidgeHill. She's learned like the rest of them to pander when it suits her.

Save the city some money Sandy and give up your city paid SUV. Try walking to city hall--you only live up the block!!!

6:01 are you jealous of cops,you should have taken the test, until then keep flipping burgers and shut your mouth.

Its amazing what a fed investigation will do for a person

6:01 your a real ass.

6:01 You must be an ass. You expect police officers to patrol the streets. Don't you know that taxpayers should pay them 100k a year and a 1/2 pay pension after twenty years to be secretaries and security guards.
If they are patroling the streets they should be paid like cops. If they are working as clerks they should be paid as clerks.

Here'a a savings. Eliminate Sandy's seat. She does nothing but whine, and she will soon be trading in her City Council salary for a 55 cents a day salary wearing an orange jump suit. I wonder if they do bouffantes and french tips in federal lock down? Maybe her boyfriend Al can help?

Hopefully amiclown will join her

watching the press conference in chicago with the indictment of the governor of illnois, reminded me of what occurs in yonkers by phil amicone, amicone's practice of QUID PRO QUO is a daily basis, look at the patronage he hands out, the contracts he rewards to his supporters and campaign contributors, the sweet heart deals he gives out to developers, his tactics are blatant , look at his campaign filings over the last 5 years,

ITS CLEAR THE AMICONE ADMINSTRATION IS PAY TO PLAY AND IF YOU DONT PAY OR SUPPORT AMICONE HE WILL PUNISH YOU

If she traded in all her expensive clothes, jewelery, luxury car and real estate, I'll bet she could help out quite a bit.

On her salary, I wonder where all that stuff came from?

And then there's the real estate and assets passed down from her drug-kingpin uncle.

So many unanswered questions. So little time.

Tick tock, babe.

Question: Can Sandy wear her pumps in federal prison? How about a form-fitting jump suit for the perp walk?

She should try to iron out these important details now, because I hear that AUSA Carbone's negotiations will end very soon.

the real crooks in yonkers
spencer
amicone
robertson
sheeran
pinto
lynch

[Penny]

this is a good "first" step.
the fiscal crisis gets worse and worse and the city has to reflect what everyone on the state, county, and local departments must do.
unless its a DPW or Parks crew all SUVs should be turned in.
city councilman and mayors do not need city paid cars. lead by example, if we are asking the taxpayers to pay more - we need the same from all of our public officials.

[Penny]

this is a good "first" step.
the fiscal crisis gets worse and worse and the city has to reflect what everyone on the state, county, and local departments must do.
unless its a DPW or Parks crew all SUVs should be turned in.
city councilman and mayors do not need city paid cars. lead by example, if we are asking the taxpayers to pay more - we need the same from all of our public officials.

[Penny]

this is a good "first" step.
the fiscal crisis gets worse and worse and the city has to reflect what everyone on the state, county, and local departments must do.
unless its a DPW or Parks crew all SUVs should be turned in.
city councilman and mayors do not need city paid cars. lead by example, if we are asking the taxpayers to pay more - we need the same from all of our public officials.

[Penny]

this is a good "first" step.
the fiscal crisis gets worse and worse and the city has to reflect what everyone on the state, county, and local departments must do.
unless its a DPW or Parks crew all SUVs should be turned in.
city councilman and mayors do not need city paid cars. lead by example, if we are asking the taxpayers to pay more - we need the same from all of our public officials.

Bloomberg has just called for another 7% in cuts in addition to the 5% earlier. Where is I Amicon?

The City of Stamford, CT, much, much larger than Yonkers has only 69 city cars including those assigned to police and fire. Yes, it's true, only 69 city cars in it's entire fleet. These numbers came from an article in last week's Stamfordadvocate.com newspaper.

Arch Stanton

how long will it be before the entire board of directors of the new westchester bank will be under indictment