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Mamaroneck NY, 10543

About The Town of Mamaroneck:
The Town of Mamaroneck consists of the Unincorporated Area, the Village of Larchmont and the part of the Village of Mamaroneck lying west of the Mamaroneck River or that part that is not Rye Neck. Though both incorporated villages are self-governing, the unincorporated area and the villages constitute the Town as a political and governmental subdivision f the State. The Town provides certain services to the Villages of Larchmont and Mamaroneck such as recreation, property assessment services and election supervision. To residents of the unincorporated area however, the Town provides direct municipal services including police, fire, and sanitation. The Town elects its own officials, adopts its own laws, and manages its own finances. This report pertains only to the Unincorporated Town, which will be referred to as the Town in the following pages.

According to the 2000 census:

	POPULATION	AREA
Town of Mamaroneck		8.58 square miles
Unincorporated Town	11,141 residents	5.17 square miles
Village of Larchmont	6,485 residents	1.08 square miles
Village of Mamaroneck	10,200 residents	2.33 square miles

Mamaroneck Town Board: 2008	Members:
Supervisor	Valerie M. O'Keeffe
Councilwoman Deputy Supervisor	Phyllis Wittner
Councilman	Ernest Odierna
Councilwoman	Nancy Seligson
Councilman	David Fishman
Confidential Secretary to Supervisor & Council	Fran Antonelli

The Town Board consists of the Supervisor and four Councilmen/women. The Supervisor is elected for a 2 year term, and the Councilmen are elected for a term of 4 years

The Supervisor is the chief executive officer of the Town, and as Chairperson of the Town Board, presides over all Town Board meetings. The Supervisor, along with members of the Town Board, proposes legislation and policies that directly affect the residents of the Town. The Supervisor carries out her duties with an emphasis on responding to the immediate needs of the community in conjunction with long term goals and objectives. The Supervisor represents the Town in its dealings with County, State, and Federal Agencies.

The Town Board is vested by New York State Law with control of legislation, appropriation of moneys, and decision making on general local governmental policies. The Board authorizes the annual budget and the required taxes needed to finance it. In addition, each Councilman is appointed by the Supervisor as the liaison to various committees, commissions and boards.

*Compiled from the Town of Mamaroneck website.

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