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By LAURA CURRAN
I know I’m not breaking news when
I tell you we’ve inherited a mess in
Nassau County government. My
team and I have been hard at work
these first two months.
We’ve been tackling an unfair
and inaccurate assessment
system, sorting out disastrous
finances, combatting opioids, and
charting a path for true economic
development. But we will not be
successful in these crucial tasks if
we neglect one thing – restoring
trust in government.
It’s no secret that “trust-worthy
government” is too often dismissed
as a chortle-worthy oxymoron. So
concurrent to our other work, my
administration has taken concrete
steps to restore that trust.
One of my first acts as Nassau
County Executive was to issue
an executive order barring any
member of my staff, including
department heads, commissioners
and deputies, from holding a
position of authority in a political
party or committee. I’ve also
prohibited all appointees from
contributing to my political
campaigns because I want to
there be no question as to why I’ve
appointed them – because they
are the right people with the right
qualifications.
Another executive order, which I
signed late last month, prohibits
vendors who do business with
the county from giving gifts or
favors – of any value – to county
appointees involved in the vendor
procurement process. The days of
pay-to-play are over.
Issuing these orders – to take the
politics out of government – were
among my first government-reform
actions, but they certainly won’t be
my last.
That’s why I have appointed former
New York State Assistant Attorney
General, and member of the U.S.
Army Reserves, John Chiara as
Deputy County Executive for
Compliance. John fills a position
that had been vacant for many
years. Most recently, he served as
special counsel to the New York
State Attorney General’s Public
Integrity Bureau. At my direction,
John has a clear mandate to enforce
our new ethics and procurement
policies.
Along with fixing Nassau’s finances
and creating a business-friendly
government, my administration
will continue working to end a
culture of corruption that has
squandered millions in taxpayer
dollars and eroded the trust any
government needs to be truly
effective.
Laura Curran is the Nassau County
Executive
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