“Nassau’s Democratic legislators want to cut the property tax levy by $128 million, hire 100 more police officers and boost staffing in the Inspector General’s office, according to their proposed changes to County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s 2024 budget plan.

The amendments, filed Tuesday, would not affect the size of the $4.1 billion budget that Blakeman, a Republican, filed Sept. 15. Republicans hold a 12-7 majority in the legislature and will decide whether to consider the amendments. 

Democrats said they would use $128 million from county reserves to reduce the property tax levy, including about $100 million in a projected 2023 surplus due to better than expected sales tax receipts and unappropriated pandemic aid from the American Rescue Plan Act. The county had about $1 billion in reserves as of July.”

Source from Newsday