David Carlucci is a member of the New York State Senate representing the 38th district, which includes all of Rockland County and parts of Westchester County. A Democrat, Carlucci was a member of the state’s Independent Democratic Conference from its formation in 2011 until its 2018 dissolution
After graduating from Cornell, Carlucci worked as a financial planner for American Express from 2002 to 2003 and later worked in Congressman Eliot Engel‘s office as a staff assistant from 2004 to 2005.
He then was elected as town clerk for the community of Clarkstown.
In 2010, Carlucci announced that he would run for the state Senate against incumbent Republican Senator Thomas Morahan. However, a few months prior to the 2010 general elections, Morahan died.
Facing a replacement Republican on the ballot, Carlucci beat out Rockland County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef 53% to 47%.[7] He has never faced another credible general election challenger.
In 2013, the IDC and the Senate Republicans announced a majority coalition agreement.
In April 2018, the IDC was dissolved and Carlucci joined the Senate Democratic Conference.
In the 2018 Democratic Primary, Carlucci defeated Julie Goldberg by a 54% to 46% margin becoming one of only two former IDC members, along with Diane Savino, to defeat primary challengers.
Carlucci is married to Lauren Grossberg Carlucci. The two had their first child in 2013. He lives in the Town of Clarkstown, New York.
Peter “Pete” Harckham is the state senator for the 40th district of the New York State Senate. A Democrat, Harckham was first elected in 2018, defeating incumbent Terrence Murphy. The district includes parts of Dutchess, Putnam and Westchester counties in the Hudson Valley
Pete Harckham (D)
Chairman of Committee on Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Harckham began his career in the advertising sector.
Prior to elected office, Harckham served as President for a not for profit housing corporation that builds affordable housing in northern Westchester County.
Prior to that, Harckham served as Vice Chair of the Clarence E. Heller Charitable Foundation, a San Francisco based private foundation that supports the sustainable management of natural resources.
In 2015 he left the legislature to work in the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as assistant director of the Office of Community Renewal. In that position he helped administer grants in the lower Hudson Valley.
In 2018, Harckham ran against incumbent Republican state Senator Terrence Murphy, who had represented the seat since 2015.
In an overwhelmingly Democratic year, Harckham defeated Murphy, 51% to 49%.
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1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:
This clerk’s office has earned five stars for providing a very positive experience with on of the quickest response times of any village clerk in Westchester County.
An exceptionally professional public records management office that serves the residents of Briarcliff Manor well.
Ms.Christine Dennett is a real assert to the community she serves.
If we could we would give Ms. Dennett a sixth star, but our scale only goes up to five stars.
Town Clerk
1111 Pleasantville Road
Briarcliff Manor, NY 10510
4. Experience:
From the internet we learned that Ms. Dennett’s work history appears to be as follows:
Village Clerk – Village of Briarcliff Manor
– Present
(Her current term ends 04/01/17)
2011 Salary – $80,849
2013 Salary – $81,580
Town Clerk/Registrar of Vital Statistics
Village of Mount Kisco
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Intermediate Account Clerk
Mount Kisco Recreation Department
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Ms.Dennett attended SUNY Oneonta
Ms. Dennett is the president of the Westchester County Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association.
5. From The Village Website:
Role And Responsibilities of the Briarcliff Manor Village Clerk
The Village Clerk is responsible for maintaining custody of the Village seal, books, records and papers.
The Clerk is the official clerk of the Board of Trustees, Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals and is responsible for preparing agendas and maintaining an indexed compilation of minutes from the three Boards.
The Office of the Village Clerk is the primary point of contact when telephoning or visiting the Village of Briarcliff Manor’s Administrative Office. The Office provides a variety of permitting and licensing services including: station parking permits, dog licenses, birth and death certificates, cabaret licenses, and carting licenses.
The Clerk’s Office also maintains a record of all local laws.
The Village Clerk is responsible for responding to requests for access to public records. Pursuant to the provisions of the Freedom of Information Law, the Village charges $0.25 per page for copying of public records.
The Village Clerk is also responsible for operating and maintaining the Village government’s cable television channel (Briarcliff Manor Channel 78), for maintaining the Village website and for publishing the Village of Briarcliff Manor’s newsletter (The Manor Monthly) which is sent to all residents of the Village on a monthly basis.
The Village Clerk is charged with a variety of personnel-related functions for Briarcliff Manor Village government.
The Clerk’s Office is the primary interface between the Village and the Westchester County Personnel Department for Civil Service issues.
Additionally, the Village Clerk coordinates the Village’s employee benefits programs, including a self-administered dental program and vision program and all Workers Compensation claims.
One of the most important responsibilities of the Village Clerk is administering the Village Election. The Clerk is charged with administering the Annual General Village Election each March as well as any special referenda. For more information on the election process in the Village, please contact the Village Clerk at 914/941-4801.
Taxpayer Funded Public Distribution Email Lists Not Private, Says Westchester County Municipal Clerks President
Anyone with a computer can get email blasts from the the privilege political class of their town or village trumpeting what a wonderful job they are doing. These often come in the form of “Village Newsletters” that amount to year around taxpayer funded puff pieces for incumbent politicians.
The privileged political class uses taxpayer funded equipment, resources and email addresses year around to inform voters what a great job their incumbent politicians are doing.
But many grassroots community organizations are learning that these town and village email lists are public records under terms of recent decisions on state regulations, and they may be released to those outside of a communities privilege political class.
In the Village of Briarcliff Manor, some local citizens critical of proposed school tax increases and the budgeting process behind them, shocking the privilege political class, who thought they had a monopoly on the public signup list.
Westchester County Municipal Clerks and Finance Officers Association President And Briarcliff Manor Village Clerk Christine Dennett now states,“It’s public information.”
Dennett said the list was turned over after a Freedom of Information request was filed, under the state law that promotes public access to government records.
“It was a FOIA request for our email list. We had to release them,” she said……
This Ratings Page Has Been Updated With Additional Information
About The Village Of Briarcliff, New York
Briarcliff Manor /ˈbraɪərklɪf/ is a suburban village in Westchester County, New York, around 30 miles north of New York City.
It is on 5.9 square miles (15 km2) of land on the east bank of the Hudson River, geographically shared by thetowns of Mount Pleasant and Ossining. Briarcliff Manor includes the communities of Scarborough and Chilmark, and is served by the Scarborough station of the Metro-North Railroad‘s Hudson Line. A section of the village, including buildings and homes covering 376 acres (152 ha), is part of the Scarborough Historic District and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The village motto is “A Village between Two Rivers”, reflecting Briarcliff Manor’s location between the Hudson and Pocantico Rivers. Although the Pocantico is the primary boundary between Mount Pleasant and Ossining, since its incorporation the village has spread into Mount Pleasant.
In the precolonial era, the village’s area was inhabited by a band of the Wappinger tribes of Native Americans. In the early 19th century, the area was known as Whitson’s Corners. Walter William Law moved to the area and purchased lands during the 1890s. Law developed the village, establishing schools, churches, parks, and the Briarcliff Lodge. Briarcliff Manor was incorporated as a village in 1902, and celebrated its centennial on November 21, 2002. The village has grown from 331 people when established to 7,867 in the 2010 census.
Briarcliff Manor was historically known for its wealthy estate-owning families, including the Vanderbilts, Astors, and Rockefellers. It still remains primarily residential and its population is still considered affluent by U.S. standards. It has about 180 acres (70 ha) of recreational facilities and parks, all accessible to the public. The village has seven Christian churches for various denominations and two synagogues. The oldest church is Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church, built in 1851. Briarcliff Manor has an elected local government, with departments including police, fire, recreation, and public works. It has a low crime rate: a 2012 study found it had the second-lowest in the state. In the New York State Legislature it is split between the New York State Assembly‘s 95th and 92nd districts, and the New York Senate‘s 38th and 40th districts. In Congress the village is in New York’s 17th District.
