Yonkers City Council

Yonkers City Council
Yonkers City Council
History
New session started	January 1, 2024
Leadership
City Council President	Lakisha Collins-Bellamy (D) ; since January 1, 2022
Majority Leader	John Rubbo (D) ; since January 1, 2024
Minority Leader	Michael B. Breen (R) ; since January 1, 2018
Structure
Seats	7
Political groups	Majority caucus Democratic (5); Minority caucus Republican (2);
Length of term	4 years
Salary	$48,000/year.
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2019; (3 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2025; (4 seats)

The Yonkers City Council is the legislative branch of the city of Yonkers, New York. and uses a strong Mayor-Council government. The city elects six councilmen, each serving four year terms and an at-large member which is called the City Council president, all serving for four years at a time and subject to two-term limits. Regular meetings are held every Tuesday of the month, with extra meetings to be held other days, if planned.^[2] The city is largest city in Westchester County, New York and is the third largest in the state.^[3]

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Current seats
Position/District	Name	Party	Last elected
City Council President	Lakisha Collins-Bellamy	Democratic	2021
Majority Whip/1st District	Deana R. Robinson	Democratic	2023
2nd District	Corazon Pineda-Isaac	Democratic	2017
3rd District	Tasha Diaz	Democratic	2019
Majority Leader/4th District	John Rubbo	Democratic^{[n 1]}	2019
Minority Leader/5th District	Michael B. Breen	Republican	2019
6th District	Anthony Merante	Republican	2021

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Originally elected as a Republican.

Committees

Rules
Budget
Environmental Policy and Protection
Real Estate
Education
Intergovernmental Affairs
Municipal Operations and Public Safety
Community Service
Legislation and Codes

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"Who are the top-paid elected officials in Westchester?".
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"Yonkers City Council". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.
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"Yonkers main page". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.

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Originally elected as a Republican.

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"Who are the top-paid elected officials in Westchester?".

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"Yonkers City Council". Archived from the original on May 22, 2011.

[Yonkers_website-3] [3]
"Yonkers main page". Archived from the original on July 21, 2011.

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