Nassau County attorney bucking contracts rule
Photo credit: Newsday / Karen Wiles Stabile | Nassau County Executive Ed Mangano speaks at the press conference after the meeting with Suffolk County Executive Steve Levy and Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino. (May 5, 2010)
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County Executive Edward Mangano contends his county attorney does not have to comply with a charter amendment passed overwhelmingly by Nassau voters 10 years ago that requires legislative approval of expensive professional service contracts - even though Republican Mangano actively supported the charter change when he was a legislator.
Breaking with the practice of Mangano's Republican and...
