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Kings Pt., Old Westbury cops tops in pay
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BY LU K E TORRANCE
Highest average salaries among village police in state, says report BY LU K E TOR R A N C E The two police departments with the highest average pay in the state of New York are both on the North Shore. Police officers in the Village of Kings Point averaged $223,995 in salary this year, followed closely by the Village of Old Westbury with an average of $211,033, according to a recent report from the Empire Center for Public Policy. The two village departments were the only two departments in the state —" including cities,"towns, counties and other villages — with an average pay over $200,000. Village police departments, with their smaller staffs (Kings Point has 20 employees, Old Westbury has 26), tend to have higher payrolls than the larger county and city departments. Another North Shore village,
Suozzi discusses seniors
Lake Success, cracked the top five for pay in New York villages with an average salary of $172,234. Average pay for the Kings Point police was up about $3,000 from last year, according to the report, but Old Westbury jumped by more than $40,000 and moved from the fifth-highest pay to second highest. George Banville, the commissioner of the Kings Point Police Department, said he understands why someone might have a “kneejerk reaction” to the salaries. The number is “correct but it’s not correct” because it includes overtime and cash payouts on top of base pay, he said, and the department has been “short staffed” with 20 officers compared with the normal 24. “That thing they’re referring to is plus overtime and other additions to their regular salary,” BanContinued on Page 59 PHOTO COURTESY OF HERRICKS PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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U.S. Rep. Tom Suozzi (DGlen Cove) described it as “a storm here and a storm coming.” Of Nassau County’s 1.4 million residents, about 310,000 are over the age of 60. Those over 60 are also the county’s fastest-growing demographic, according to the deputy commissioner for Nassau’s Human Services Office for the Aging, Jorge Martinez. The rapidly growing senior population of Long Island was the reason behind Suozzi’s “Aging in Place Roundtable” event held on Tuesday at the Manhasset Public Library. Martinez was one of several officials from Queens, Nassau and Suffolk counties (parts of the three make up Suozzi’s district) who attended to speak about the challenges in caring for a graying population and look at what was working. “[Building] more nursing homes is not enough,” Suozzi said. The program opened with a panel consisting of several local officials who work with seniors. In addition to Martinez, there were Greg Olsen, the acting director of the New York State Office for the Aging; Karen Taylor, the assistant commissioner for the New York City Department for the Aging; Holly RhodesContinued on Page 11
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