Yonkers City Council

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]

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.[1]
Elections
Last election	November 5, 2019 (3 seats)
Next election	November 4, 2025 (4 seats)

City Council

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

1. Originally elected as a Republican.

Committees

City Hall

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

References

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

External links

• Yonkers City Council Website
• Yonkers Government Website
• Committee members