Partnering with our friends at EnoughMandates.com and NYSAC, we reached out to all 62 counties in New York to join us in demanding mandate relief from Albany lawmakers. Of these, 46 counties heeded the call and took action – passing resolutions, holding town hall meetings, press conferences, and rallies – to educate their citizens and send a message to Albany.
We especially liked the resolution passed by Saratoga County, which not only called on the Governor’s Mandate Relief Council to submit recommendations this year to the Governor and Legislature, but also called for reform of the Mandate Relief Council itself. The Council consists of state legislators and members of the governor’s own office – no county, town, or school representation! This cannot stand – how can the council understand the recommendations and complaints that are pouring in from around the state if no one on the council represents those viewpoints? Warren County picked up on this thought and passed a similar resolution of their own. Warren County also formed an ad hoc committee on Mandate Relief. We are grateful for the leadership of these and other counties who are working diligently to solve this problem.
We want to thank the 46 participating counties for joining us in this in this cause:
Allegany County
Cattaraugus County
Cayuga County
Chautauqua County
Chemung County
Chenango County
Clinton County
Columbia County
Cortland County
Dutchess County
Essex County
Franklin County
Fulton County
Genesee County
Greene County
Hamilton County
Herkimer County
Jefferson County
Lewis County
Livingston County
Madison County
Monroe County
Montgomery County
Oneida County
Ontario County
Orange County
Orleans County
Oswego County
Otsego County
Putnam County
Rensselaer County
Rockland County
Saratoga County
Schenectady County
Schoharie County
Steuben County
Suffolk County
Sullivan County
Tioga County
Tompkins County
Ulster County
Warren County
Washington County
Wayne County
Wyoming County
Yates County
Our next steps will be posted soon – stay tuned!
