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Gary N Learned  President
E-mail: Garysoa@aol.com

  

In the last issue of the Gold Shield, we published the SOA endorsements for the Nov 09 elections.  As all of you know, our primary endorsement was for the County Executive race.  Although the election results were extremely close, our candidate, Ed Mangano was successful in gaining the top County position.  While not all of the candidates we endorsed for the County Legislature won, we did endorse more Republican Candidates then Democratic Candidates.  As it turned out, the Republicans took control of the County Legislature.  Our candidate for District Attorney, Kathleen Rice was successful in her re election bid, but our candidate for County Comptroller, Howard Weitzman, was not.

 

While I was glad that Ed Mangano won, the economic climate in Nassau County caused me to be somewhat apprehensive about how successful he would be in resolving the County’s financial condition. However, I must admit, as time passes, I am more and more impressed with the way Ed Mangano is approaching his new job.  This first became apparent to me when I attended his inauguration on New Years Day.  The event was held at Bethpage High School.  The stage was filled with numerous dignities from the political arena.  If you were not aware of the fact that Ed Mangano was a Republican, it would be very hard to determine his political affiliation by observing those politicians surrounding him.  Both parties appeared to be equally represented.  The Democratic New York State Senator Charles Schumer and the Republican New York State Congressman Peter King both made opening remarks in bipartisan fashion.  I believe the residents of Nassau County want their leaders to bring opposing sides together to solve the issues before them.  It is clear that this will be Ed Manganos approach.  It is also clear to me that the members of the Nassau County Legislature respect Ed regardless of whether they are  Republicans or Democrats.  Ed Mangano’s leadership skills will foster co-operation and increase the County’s chance for economic recovery.

 

I have always felt comfortable in dealing with the members of the Nassau County Legislature.  All of them have been proponents of public safety and have supported the police union’s efforts to maintain the high level of service that we deliver.  It was my dealings with the past County Executive that caused discomfort.  Although after many public battles, peace with the labor unions was finally declared, this peace was tenuous at best.  I believe that Ed Mangano’s appointment of Rob Walker, as Chief Deputy County Executive, will insure a good working relation between the County Executive’s Office and the members of the County’s Labor Unions.  Rob has already demonstrated his desire to resolve issues that are before us.  Certainly, we will not always agree and conflicts will exist.  But I believe that any disagreements between us will not diminish the mutual respect that exists.        

 

I would like to wish all the best to my good friend and former Nassau County Comptroller Howard Weitzman.  He was always available to the Superior Officers Association.  He is a true gentleman and was the first one to tell me how professional and knowledgeable his successor, George Maragos, is.  George Maragos has reached out to the labor unions to conduct meetings on a regular basis to resolve the day-to-day issues that develop.  While I will miss Howard, I believe George will be a fine replacement.

 

I would like to mention how pleased I am with the legislators who have been chosen to serve on the Nassau County Legislatures Public Safety Committee.  If Peter Schmidt and Diane Yaturo had asked me to pick the Majority and Minority members of this important committee, I could not have done a better job.  The members are Dennis Dunne, the new Chairman, Joseph Belesi, the new Vice Chairman, Norma Gonsalves, Denise Ford; Joseph Scannell, the former chairman, David Denenberg, and Wayne Wink.

 

 

 

 


    

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