July 24 & 25 – Long Island Public Hearing

County Executives' Session

• Thomas R. Suozzi, County Executive, Nassau County
  • Supporting Document 1 - Nassau County Multi-Jurisdictional Map
  • Supporting Document 2 - Special District Election Date Study
  • Supporting Document 3 - Special District Election Date Study Calendar
• Steve Levy, County Executive, Suffolk County
  • Supporting Document - Suffolk County Shared Services Initiative, part 1
  • Supporting Document - Suffolk County Shared Services Initiative, part 2

Schools Panel

• Jim Kaden, President, Nassau-Suffolk School Boards Association
  • Supporting Document - Working Together for Long Island Schools
• Gary D. Bixhorn, Chief Operating Officer, Eastern Suffolk BOCES
  • Supporting Document - Shared Services Guide
• Matthew T. Crosson, President, Long Island Association
  • Supporting Document 1 - Testimony of Long Island Association
  • Supporting Document 2 - Innovate Long Island
• Dr. Bill Johnson, Superintendent, Rockville Center Schools
• Tony Brita, Member, West Hempstead School Board

Layers of Government - Towns, Villages & Special Districts

• Harvey Levinson, County Assessor, Nassau County
  • Supporting Document 1 - School District Income Tax Proposal
  • Supporting Document 2 - Special Districts Taxing Proposal
  • Supporting Document 3 - Special District Home Property Tax Comparison
  • Supporting Document 4 - Special District Commercial Property Tax Comparison
  • Supporting Document 5 - Special District Tax Comparison #1, Comparison #2, Comparison #3, Comparison #4, Comparison #5
  • Supporting Document 6 - Unfair School Property Tax System
• Laura K. Mallay, Executive Director, Residents for Efficient Special Districts
• Cary Staller, Mayor, Village of Old Field
• Michael Uhl, former Commissioner, West Hempstead Water District
• William N. Young, Jr., Esq., Counsel, Association of Fire Districts
• Jon Kaiman, Supervisor, Town of North Hempstead
• Michael White, Executive Director, Long Island Regional Planning Board

Additional Testimony Submitted to the Commission

• Jeffrey Tobeck, Legislator, Nassau County
• Kirby Hannan, Legislative Advocate, Fireman's Association of the State of New York
• Ann Golub, Director, Long Island Index
  • Supporting Document - 2007 Long Island Index
• Gina Previte, Resident, Gordon Heights Fire District
• Claudette Price, Resident, Gordon Heights Fire District
• Christopher Okun, Resident, Gordon Heights Fire District
• Mark Goldstein, Member, Residents for Efficient Special Districts
• Karl Schweitzer, President, Nassau-Suffolk Water Commissioners Association
• Terry McNiff Tietjen, Member, Citizens for an Informed Hicksville
• Timothy J. Courtney, President, Association of Fire Districts of Nassau County
  • Supplemental Testimony - Clarification for the Record
• Arthur and Eva Rifkin, Resident, Great Neck Park District
• John Boland, Massapequa
• Leon Korobow, Great Neck
• Jack Russo, Commissioner, Roslyn Water District
• Long Island Organizing Network
• Michael Borges, Executive Director, New York Library Association
  • Supporting Document - Areas Unserved by Public Libraries
• William Ellinger, Commissioner, Bethpage Water District
• Brianne Vergano, Fire District Secretary, West Babylon Fire District
• David A. Little, Director of Governmental Relations, NYS School Boards Association
  • Supporting Document 1 - Pension Reform for the 21st Century Workforce
  • Supporting Document 2 - S.5501 and A.7827
• Frederic M. Gang, Resident, Town of Oyster Bay
• Robert McEvoy, Commissioner, Oyster Bay Water District
• Long Island Water Conference