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For this column I have
interviewed Rocco Iannarelli, who is the Democratic candidate for North
Hempstead Receiver of Taxes.
BACKGROUND
Age 48; married with
one son. Resident of Williston Park and a Town of North Hempstead
resident for 20 years.
Currently Clerk of the
Nassau County Legislature. Former Williston Park Trustee (1998-2002) and
former President/Owner of Skyline Supermarket Services (1991-1997).
Active Member of the Williston Park Rotary Club And
serve on the Williston Park Parking Committee.
GOALS IF ELECTED (1st
100 days)
There are three things;
(1) Establishing a lock-box system for the receipt of incoming checks. A
procedure will be developed that is more user-friendly to the taxpayers.
(2) Improving the information flow between The Tax Receiver’s Office
and the Comptroller’s Department and (3) Obtaining more grant monies,
when the opportunities arise.
LEAVING THE LEGISLATURE FOR HIGHER OFFICE
Its not that I want to
leave; I would like to run for and achieve higher office by serving
people directly. Hopefully this can be a stepping-stone for good things
governmentally many years down the road. I will certainly miss my good
friend and Majority Leader, Judy Jacobs.
AS CLERK OF THE
LEGISLATURE
Our department takes
care of the Democrats and Republicans, which affords me the opportunity
to be non-partisan. The budget is approximately $500,000 yearly. Our
level of service to the people, who need access to information in the
County, is first rate. I helped to reduce the amount of paper used by
the County, which resulted in a cost savings and a cleaner work
environment.
MESSAGE TO NORTH
HEMPSTEAD REPUBLICAN VOTERS
Please keep an open
mind to anyone who embraces good government. Realize that this office is
user-friendly to all taxpayers and I will not be beholden to the
political bosses as your Tax Receiver.
RELATIONSHIPS WITH TOM
DiNAPOLI & TOM SUOZZI
DiNapoli is one of my
closest friends and is a class individual and elected official. I have a
close working relationship with Suozzi and I am impressed by his zeal
for the job, which I hope I emulate. If elected, I will work closely
with both of these elected officials.
RE-ASSESSMENT
A complete necessity.
No one can justify the utilization of a taxation system that was put in
place in 1936 and had never changed. That being said, I believe it
should have been phased-in over a 3-year period to ease the burden on
those who were adversely affected.
HOBBIES
Boating, watching news
magazine programs, volunteer work at St. Aidan’s Parish and occasional
golf.
NASSAU FINANCES (in
general)
Although financially we
are better off than we were, we still have not solved the problem of
structural deficit. People need to be focused primarily on that issue.
RE: NASSAU COUNTY
CHAIR, JAY JACOBS
Chairman Jacobs has
clearly set the criteria for his success and our success. That criterion
is getting more Democrats elected and raising funds to get them there.
I’ll give you my answer on November 5, 2003 as to how he is doing.
PERSONAL MOTTO
Victory belongs to
those who want it most.
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