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County Executive pledges help for towns hit by equalization changes
Summary
At a June 11 Hudson County caucus, County Executive Guy told commissioners he will work with mayors and state legislators to ease municipal budget impacts tied to the county equalization formula and seek shared-service solutions. He said Don Kenney would address concerns at the evening meeting.
County Executive Guy told the Hudson County Board of County Commissioners at a June 11 caucus meeting that he will push to lessen the budget impact on towns affected by recent changes to the county equalization formula.
"From my chair as a County Executive, I will work with every single one of you Commissioners and every single mayor to ease the pain in any of these cities that have increased," he said, and added he would use the county's relationships with state legislators and pursue shared services to help impacted municipalities. He also said that Don Kenney would be at the evening board meeting to address equalization concerns.
The County Executive's remarks were a brief, unscheduled statement near the start of the caucus; the transcript identifies him simply as "County Executive Guy" and does not provide a full name. Commissioners did not debate the substance at length during the caucus; the board proceeded to read the day's agenda of resolutions and ordinances.
The county provides the equalization data that help determine municipal tax levies and the County Executive said he intended to coordinate further outreach and legislative work to mitigate impacts on towns that see increases.
