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Rockland Legislators Adopt Hefty Raises For Themselves, Other County Officials Rockland Legislators Adopt Hefty Raises For Themselves, Other County Officials
Rockland Legislators Adopt Hefty Raises For Themselves, Other County Officials Rockland County officials will be getting a pay hike after the Legislature approved the 2020 budget, which features a tax increase and raises for officials. The new budget includes some modifications from the initial spending plan introduced by County Executive Ed Day in October. The budget easily passed 15-2, and Day has five days to veto any changes. The Legislature will then have until Friday, Dec. 20 to override any potential veto. In the new budget, Rockland’s 17 legislators would see a $16,913 increase to their wages, up to $49,500, while the county executive’s salary would jump to $1…

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by Zak Failla