Plan to merge 2 Suffolk agencies advances
Photo credit: News 12 | Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone said he is bypassing LIPA's top managers and working directly with local substation coordinators to restore power to Suffolk County residents shortly. "We are taking matters into our own hands here," said Bellone at a news conference in the parking lot at the LIPA National Grid office in Brentwood. (Nov. 10, 2012)
Bellone: Suffolk in fiscal emergency
Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone
Suffolk County is poised to merge its labor and consumer affairs departments in an effort to strengthen enforcement and increase revenue from licensing fees and fines.
The legislature's government operations committee Thursday passed a bill to consolidate the 142-employee labor department with the 30-employee consumer affairs division. Officials said no layoffs will occur from the move, which...
