Budget &  
Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes -  
Published Draft  
800 Michaelian Office Bldg.  
148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor  
White Plains, NY 10601  
Committee Chair: Tyrae Woodson-Samuels  
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Monday, June 8, 2026  
10:00 AM  
Committee Room  
CALL TO ORDER  
Please note: Meetings of the Board of Legislators and its committees are held at the  
Michaelian Office Building, 148 Martine Avenue, 8th Floor, White Plains, New York, 10601,  
and livestreamed via the WebEx video conferencing system. Legislators may participate in  
person or via Webex. Members of the public may attend meetings in person at any of its  
locations, or view the meeting and its video recording online on the Westchester County  
Legislature’s website: https://westchestercountyny.legistar.com/. This website also provides  
the links to documents to be discussed at a given meeting.  
With a quorum present, Chair Woodson-Samuels called the meeting to order at 10:15 AM.  
Others in Attendance:  
GUESTS: Ernest McFadden, Lawrence Soule, Christina Rampata, Susan Spear, Christopher  
Johnson, Charles Forzano, Jason Carrow, Mark Gardner, Ira Schulman, Hernane DeAlmeida,  
Robert Abbamont; Keith Hoffman, Dianne Vanadia; BOL: Legislator Nancy Barr, Legislator  
David Imamura, Legislator Margaret Cunzio, Legislator Alvarado, Legislator Colin Smith,  
Legislator Terry Clements, Jill Axelrod, Ethan Samuel, Lisa Hochman, Santiago Caceres,  
Greg Casiado and Ralph Esposito.  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar, Legislator  
Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator Williams Johnson  
Present:  
MINUTES APPROVAL  
Monday, May 18, 2026 at 10 AM  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the above item  
was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Tuesday, May 26, 2026 at 10 AM  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the above item  
was approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
Budget & Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
June 8, 2026  
I.  
ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION  
2026-264  
BOND ACT-RB250-Various County Roads Rehabilitation  
Program-2026  
A BOND ACT authorizing the issuance of ELEVEN MILLION, EIGHT HUNDRED FIVE  
THOUSAND ($11,805,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County to finance Capital  
Project RB250 - Various County Roads Rehabilitation Program (2026).  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND  
INFRASTRUCTURE & HOUSING  
Guest: Department of Public Works & Transportation: Deputy Commissioner Hernane  
DeAlmeida, Director of Operations for the Capital Planning Program Robert Abbamont  
On motion of Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
2026-266  
ACT-Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into (i) a grant agreement with the  
New York State Office of Children and Family Services to accept grant funds to continue a  
Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Program and (ii) to enter into municipal agreements with the  
Cities and/or Villages of Mount Vernon , New Rochelle, Ossining, Peekskill, Port Chester,  
White Plains and Yonkers for services to be funded with the grant funds.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, SENIORS & YOUTH  
AND HEALTH  
Guest: Youth Bureau: Executive Director: Ernest McFadden  
On motion of Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
2026-271  
BOND ACT-BDA03-Information Technology '25-'29  
A BOND ACT authorizing the issuance of ONE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE  
THOUSAND ($1,235,000) DOLLARS in bonds of Westchester County to finance Capital  
Project BDA03 - Information Technology 2025-2029.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND PUBLIC SAFETY & VETERANS  
Guests: Office of the District Attorney: Chief Administrator Charles Forzano, Manager of  
Network Operations Jason Carrow.  
On motion of Legislator Williams, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the above item  
Budget & Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
June 8, 2026  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
2026-272  
ACT-Regional Partnership Agreement-Putnam County  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to enter into a Regional Partnership  
Agreement with Putnam County in order to receive funding from the New York State Division  
of Homeland Security and Emergency Services under the FY 2023 Technical Rescue/Urban  
Search and Rescue Assets Grant Program.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND PUBLIC  
SAFETY & VETERANS  
Guests: Dept of Emergency Services.: Commissioner Susan Spear; Deputy Chief, Fire  
Services and Special Operations Chris Johnson.  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item was signed  
by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
2026-273  
BOND ACT-BLR2F-Labs & Research Equipment Acquisition '26-'30  
A BOND ACT authorizing the issuance of FIVE HUNDRED FIFTY THOUSAND ($550,000)  
DOLLARS to finance Capital Project BLR2F - Labs and Research Equipment Acquisition  
(2026-2030).  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS, INFRASTRUCTURE  
& HOUSING AND HEALTH  
Guests: Labs and Research: Chief Administrator Keith Hoffman  
On motion of Legislator Williams Johnson, seconded by Legislator Tubiolo, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
2026-263  
ACT - Sheppard Mullin Retainer for NGM Ins. Co. Surety Dispute  
AN ACT authorizing the County of Westchester to retain, at County expense, the law firm  
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP to provide outside counsel and legal services to the  
County in connection with a surety dispute concerning Department of Public Works &  
Transportation Contract No. 18-503.  
SUBMITTED BY: COMMITTEES BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS AND LITIGATION  
Budget & Appropriations  
BOL Meeting Minutes - Published Draft  
June 8, 2026  
Guests: Law Dept.: Senior Assistant County Attorney Mark Gardner; Sheppard Mullin: Ira  
Schulman, Esq.  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Williams Johnson, the above item  
was signed by committee and referred to Board of Legislators. The motion carried by the  
following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
II.  
OTHER BUSINESS  
RECEIVE & FILE  
III.  
2026-269  
CLERK OF THE BOARD - Westchester County First Quarter Update for  
Fiscal Year 2026  
Forwarding the Westchester County First Quarter Update for Fiscal Year 2026.  
COMMITTEE REFERRAL: COMMITTEE ON BUDGET & APPROPRIATIONS  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Williams, the above item was  
approved. The motion carried by the following vote:  
Aye:  
Legislator Woodson-Samuels, Legislator Holstein, Legislator Nambiar,  
Legislator Pierce, Legislator Tubiolo, Legislator Williams and Legislator  
Williams Johnson  
ADJOURNMENT  
On motion of Legislator Tubiolo, seconded by Legislator Williams, the Committee was  
adjourned at 12:02 PM.