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Yonkers City Council

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Yonkers City Council
History
New session started
January 1, 2024
Leadership
City Council President
Lakisha Collins-Bellamy (D)
since January 1, 2022
Majority Leader
John Rubbo (D)
since January 1, 2024
Minority Leader
Michael B. Breen (R)
since January 1, 2018
Structure
Seats7
Political groups
Majority caucus
  •   Democratic (5)

Minority caucus

Length of term
4 years
Salary$48,000/year.[1]
Elections
Last election
November 5, 2019
(3 seats)
Next election
November 4, 2025
(4 seats)

The Yonkers City Council is the legislative branch of the city of Yonkers, New York. and uses a strong Mayor-Council government. The city elects six councilmen, each serving four year terms and an at-large member which is called the City Council president, all serving for four years at a time and subject to two-term limits. Regular meetings are held every Tuesday of the month, with extra meetings to be held other days, if planned.[2] The city is largest city in Westchester County, New York and is the fourth largest in the state.[3]

City Council

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Current seats
Position/District Name Party Last elected
City Council President Lakisha Collins-Bellamy Democratic 2021
Majority Whip/1st District Deana R. Robinson Democratic 2023
2nd District Corazon Pineda-Isaac Democratic 2017
3rd District Tasha Diaz Democratic 2019
Majority Leader/4th District John Rubbo Democratic[n 1] 2019
Minority Leader/5th District Michael B. Breen Republican 2019
6th District Anthony Merante Republican 2021
  1. ^ Originally elected as a Republican.

Committees

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City Hall
  • Rules
  • Budget
  • Environmental Policy and Protection
  • Real Estate
  • Education
  • Intergovernmental Affairs
  • Municipal Operations and Public Safety
  • Community Service
  • Legislation and Codes

References

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  1. ^ "Who are the top-paid elected officials in Westchester?".
  2. ^ "Yonkers City Council". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.
  3. ^ "Yonkers main page". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.
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