Monroe County Executive
Monroe County is forming a Traffic Safety Team to address public safety concerns, particularly focusing on traffic violations. Local leaders discussed this initiative at the Greece Central School District, emphasizing the county’s new stop-arm bus camera program. Schools such as BOCES 1, Hilton, East Irondequoit, and Webster have begun using this technology, with Greece Central […]
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello provided an update on the forensic review concerning the Community Resource Collaborative (CRC)’s handling of funds allocated for the Neighborhood Collaborative Project. The CRC, designated as the fiduciary for the project, was responsible for distributing $7.1 million from the American Rescue Plan Act funds to enhance residents’ quality of life […]
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello temporarily suspended American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Community Resource Collaborative (CRC), which managed millions of federal dollars for community outreach. This decision came after the CRC reported financial mismanagement that led to an employee’s termination. The CRC was responsible for distributing nearly $7.2 million over four years […]
Monroe County Democrats celebrated sweeping victories on election night this year. Adam Bello was re-elected as Monroe County executive, defeating Mark Assini, a Republican, with 61% of the vote, according to unofficial election results.Democrats also able to won a majority of the Monroe County Legislature by electing 16 Democrats compared to 13 Republicans. Source: 13 […]
There’ll be a pay increase in some of the top County positions from. Tuesday night, the Monroe County legislators approved pay raises in the 2024 budget for top officials. The County’s Executive, Sheriff, Clerk and Legislators will see an increase in pay. Monroe County Legislature votes to approve raises for county officials | WHAM (13wham.com)
Unhealthy air quality is back. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced free protective masks will be made available to residents at area libraries and Department of Motor Vehicles Offices as smoke and haze from Canadian wildfires continues to affect air quality throughout our region. County Executive Bello partnered with County Clerk Jamie Romeo to make masks […]
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office will be spending $7 million dollars and adding 40 new positions for more deputies and other in-house agency task forces to help fight crime in Rochester. Monroe county executive Adam Bello and Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter announce Monday. As the summer months approach something has to be done especially with the […]
Dr. Michael Mendoza is getting a second six year term as the County’s public health commissioner. Dr. Mendoza played a big role in the County’s response effort to COVID. Administering more than one million vaccinations under his watch. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello said, “Throughout the greatest health crisis our community has seen in more […]
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello announced the county now has $144 million, from the American Rescue Plan Act. With the money, the county executive says he’ll have the county’s first comprehensive plan in roughly 40 years. The plan will be called “Plan Forward” and will focus on six key priority areas. Public safety, Public health & […]
On Saturday, Monroe County Executive Adam Bello spoke from the Seneca Park Zoo, announcing the official kick-off of the county’s public engagement efforts to support Monroe’s financial recovery efforts. When describing the theme of the announcement, Bello said it is bringing Monroe County back while planning for the next 200 years. Bello thanked members of […]