Christopher Bradbury
1. Freedom Of Information Compliance And Knowledge Ratings:
Village of Rye Brook Administrator / Clerk Christopher Bradbury quickly and rapidly acknowledged and completed our freedom of information requests for public documents. His staff is a pleasure to deal with and it is easy to give a rating of Five stars to Christopher Bradbury.
Westchester’s newest municipality has an exceptionally well run and modern public records management operation and one of the most courteous clerk’s offices in the county.
Mr.Bradbury’s staff are very helpful to both residents and nonresidents and often help them complete FOIL request forms. Too often city, town and villages in Westchester asks a record seeker if they live in the community, but the Rye Brook clerk’s office shows no favoritism.
Mr.Bradbury’s staff even goes so far to suggest other public documents that a public documents record seeker also might want. Person’s with disabilities are given any reasonable accommodation needed to get public information that they need.
We are told that other municipal administrators and clerks often seek out Mr. Bradbury for advice and guidance.
On our opinion Rye Brook has prospered and been very well served, because for sixteen years Mr.Bradbury has made accountability and transparency a priority in the village he administers.
Rye Brook is a very inclusive community that easily shares public documents and public information.
2. Email Address For Filing FOI Requests
cbradbury@ryebrook.org
3, Mailing Address For Filing FOI Requests
Village Clerk
938 King Street
Rye Brook, NY 10573
Village of Rye Brook,
4. Experience:
Christopher Bradbury Bio:
Christopher Bradbury has served as Administrator and Clerk for the Village of Rye Brook since August 2000. Prior to Rye Brook he was the Assistant to the City Manager in the City of Rye from 1992-2000, and was an Administrative Intern in the Village of Croton on Hudson’s Village Manager’s Office from 1990-1992.
Christopher Bradbury Education:
BA, Hobart College (1989)
MPA, Pace University (1992)
Rye Brook Responsibilities:
The Village Administrator is the Chief Administrative Officer of the Village. It is the role of the Administrator, with the help of his staff, to operate and handle the daily business of the government.
Under the direction and policy established by the Board of Trustees, the Administrator has many duties to perform. These duties include:
- Supervising and coordinating the activities of all Village departments and employees as prescribed by law.
- Informing the Mayor and Trustees of all Village activities and recommending needed actions.
- Representing, or supervising the representation of the Village in affairs with employees, other governments and administrative agencies, and the public.
The Village Administrator serves as the Budget Officer and prepares the tentative budget at the direction of the Mayor and the Village Board.
The Village Administrator also serves as the Village Clerk. The Village Clerk attends to various concerns of the residents and issues legal notices related to all Village business, including public hearings and contracts. As the official “keeper of records” for all municipal documents, this is done in accordance with state mandates. This office also prepares the agenda for the Village Board Meetings, compiles the minutes, and files local laws. The Village Clerk’s Office also assists in the formation of resolutions, issues handicapped parking permits, peddler and vendor licenses.
5. From The Village Website:
http://www.ryebrook.org/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=31&TPID=3835
6. Media Reports / Related Pages
JOURNAL NEWS: Rye Brook sues Port Chester over fire service
…According to the lawsuit, Rye Brook is seeking the reinstatement of the paid Port Chester firefighter to staff the night shift in the Rye Brook firehouse and reimbursement for legal fees and overtime costs that Rye Brook has been paying its own firefighters to cover the shift.
Rye Brook Village Administrator Chris Bradbury said it costs about $2,000 per night to cover the night shift with paid Rye Brook firefighters. An agreement between the village and the Rye Brook firefighters union mandates a staffing level of at least two firefighters per shift.
“The fire services contract is very clear that Port Chester will staff the Rye Brook firehouse with a paid firefighter,” Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg said. “We have no other choice but to go to court and seek a court order which would mandate the reinstatement of the Port Chester paid firefighter.”….
http://www.lohud.com/story/news/local/westchester/rye-brook-port-chester/2016/05/11/rye-brook-sues-port-chester-breach-fire-services-contract/84220756/
DAILY VOICE: Rye Brook Board To Discuss Affordable Housing
…Fair and affordable housing (FAAH) has become a major project for Rye Brook after a settlement between the county and the Department of Housing and Urban Development mandated that certain municipalities must increase the number of affordable-housing units by 2017.
While Port Chester is not required to create more affordable housing under the settlement, Rye Brook is. The village passed legislation in December that approves the creation of a floating zone within Rye Brook, the application of which is subject to the boards discretion. It allows for the village to waive dimensional zoning requirements of a particular village zone to comply with the requirements of fair and affordable housing applicants.
The villages planning consultant prepared a paper to identify sites that are seen as affordable housing possibilities, said Rye Brook Village Administrator Christopher Bradbury after the settlement.
Over 20 sites were listed in that report. Those had some potential to be a resource to the community, to developers and to the county, said Bradbury, adding that the sites were not exclusive. There could be others.
Bradbury says the village currently has 48 units of affordable housing….
Please Read More Here:
http://rye.dailyvoice.com/real-estate/rye-brook-board-to-discuss-affordable-housing/502491/
7. Notes
This Ratings Page Has Been Updated With Additional Information
About Rye Brook, New York
Rye Brook is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States, within the town of Rye. The population was 9,347 at the 2010 census.
Rye Brook has been designated as a Tree City USA for 14 years.Rye Brook is located in southeastern Westchester County and shares its eastern border with Greenwich, Connecticut. The village was an unincorporated section of the town of Rye until the its incorporation and establishment on July 7, 1982 the area.
In 1982, 150 residents of the unincorporated area proposed to establish the village of Rye Brook and organized a petition containing 1,536 signatures. The petition drive, which contained the signatures of approximately 36% of the registered voters in the unincorporated area, was organized by the Independent Civic Association. It was reported by The New York Times that one resident commented, “There is a time for a community to redefine itself,” further stating that residents of the unincorporated area “should be able to elect their own officers” and “protect their tax base.”
A Pace University consultant study was completed in 1981 for the Village of Port Chester to determine “what change or changes, if any, in the Village governmental structure would best serve the Village of Port Chester today and in the years ahead.”
The residents of the unincorporated area voted on June 23, 1982 to create the Village of Rye Brook. It was the first village created in New York State in 54 years. The referendum to create the new political identity passed with 58% of the voters in favor (1,991 to 1,434). The first election in the Village’s history was held to elect a mayor and four trustees. The first village official was Lee Russillo, who was sworn in as Rye Brook’s first Village Clerk, and was responsible for the first election day.
The village is home to the William E. Ward House, which was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976. Also known as Ward’s Castle, it was the home of the National Cartoon Museum, established by Mort Walker, the creator of Beetle Bailey, from 1976 to 1992.
In 1983, 800 Westchester Avenue, described as the “Taj Mahal of Rye Brook” and the “contemporary equivalent to the classical villa,” was constructed as the General Foods Corporate Headquarters.
Trustees:
- Susan Epstein
- David Heiser
- Jason Klein
- Jeffrey Rednick
Rye Brook has its own police and fire departments. The fire department is made up of one firehouse, and the Port Chester Fire Department has a contract with the village to respond to calls.
Village of Rye Brook Administrator: Christopher Bradbury
Village of Rye Brook Police Department Chief: Chief Gregory J. Austin
Please Read More Here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rye_Brook,_New_York
