Democrats in the Monroe County Legislature say they will formally ask Legislature President Joe Carbone to investigate sexual harassment allegations against Legislator Ernest Flagler-Mitchell.
Dec 11, 2020
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello says the County Legislature is prioritizing their power and political games over the residents of the County.
He slammed last night s vote by the legislature to override his vetoes of two budget amendments that were approved earlier this week.
One creates a $2.5 million community contingency fund that the legislature can tap for unexpected needs.
Republican Legislative President Joe Carbone says the fund originated in a meeting with Bello in exchange for unanimous passage of his budget.
Bello says it s an election year slush fund.
Although he talked with lawmakers about where they could find the money for it, he denies supporting the idea.
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Two last minute amendments to the Monroe County Budget were passed Tuesday night, one was a measure to save two jobs at the Board of Elections. But as WXXI’s James Brown learned its not so simple.
The override, which was conducted within 15 minutes of a special meeting of the Legislature being called, was not unexpected.
Legislators approved the amendments with the budget on Tuesday, and passed them mostly along party lines with a solid enough cushion to cancel out any threat of a veto. They voted 20-9 on the changes, with five breakaway Democrats siding with the 15 members of the Republican majority.