Mineola, NY - Presiding Officer Judy Jacobs (D-Woodbury) was joined by members of the Democratic majority in approving the distribution of sales tax revenues to towns, villages and cities within Nassau County at the legislature's bi-monthly meeting this week. Payments will be made quarterly, in four equal payments, on April 26, 2002, July 26, 2002, October 25, 2002, and January 27, 2003.

The Democratic majority voted to include villages in the distribution of sales tax revenues in the 2001 budget, creating a $250,000 budget line for the purpose. It was the first time that villages received any portion of the revenues, which the county's three towns and two cities had been receiving for years.

Jacobs was also joined by her fellow Democrats in confirming the County Executive's appointments to the Assessment Review Commission. The nine-member paid board will fill the vacancies created when the County Executive released the now former board members from their duties. Those appointed include: Glen Borin, term expiring February 2006; Kevin O'Donnell, term expiring February 2006; Dolores Sedacca, term expiring February 2006; Joseph Abbondandolo, term expiring February 2005; N. Scott Banks, term expiring June 2003; Michael Gerard Norman, term expiring June 2003; Lenora Long, term expiring June 2002; William Viklund, term expiring June 2002; Ray Hawkins, term expiring June 2002. Also confirmed was the County Executive's appointment as Executive Director of the Youth Board, George Siberon.

In a 10-9 vote along party lines, Republicans refused to address an item sent down by the County Executive as an emergency which dealt with the proposed 10-year contract for the Adjunct Faculty Association at Nassau Community College. The contract covers the period from October 1, 1995 through September 30, 2005. To adopt an emergency requires 13 votes of the legislature. The contract, which was heard in the Finance and Rules committees on February 11, will come back before the full legislature at its meeting on February 25.

Also approved during the legislature's February 11 meeting were:

• resolutions authorizing the county attorney to compromise and settle the actions of : Peter Harding against the County of Nassau in the amount of $395,000; Maritza Tavares, an infant by her mother and natural guardian, Maria Tavares against the County of Nassau in the amount of $375,000; Tina and John Viscuso against the County of Nassau in the amount of $475,000.
• A bond ordinance in the amount of $1,360,000 related to the settlement of the three items above.
• A bond ordinance in the amount of $275,000 for Coleman et al. V Seldin, Board of Assessors et. al for the payment of attorney's fees.
• A resolution releasing principal in the amount of $1,766,264 and cash escrow in the amount of $56,689 conditioned upon completion of public improvements at a subdivision in Caumsett Farms, Section 1 in Woodbury, Town of Oyster Bay.
• A resolution releasing principal in the amount of $994,365 and cash escrow in the amount of $32,815 conditioned upon completion of public improvements at a subdivision in Caumsett Farms, Section 2 in Woodbury, Town of Oyster Bay.
• A resolution releasing principal in the amount of $671,224 and cash escrow in the amount of $22, 821 conditioned upon completion of public improvements at subdivision in Meadows at Dutch Broadway in North Valley Stream, Town of Hempstead.
• Resolutions to correct erroneous assessments in various school districts within the Town of Hempstead, the Town of North Hempstead, and the Town of Oyster Bay.
• A resolution seeking tax exemption in the Town of Hempstead for the construction of senior housing.