Court: Mangano lacked authority to fire 9
Photo credit: Howard Schnapp | Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano (Dec. 14, 2011)
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Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano did not have the authority to fire nine property-tax appeals commissioners when he took office, the state's highest court ruled Wednesday.
The Court of Appeals said in its unanimous decision that the legislative intent of the statute that created the commission was to protect it from political influence and allow members to serve full terms.
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