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Laura Gillen: “The position is not in the Department of General Services…”

Featuring: Laura Gillen, Democratic | U.S. House New York, District 4

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Ep 9: Town of Hempstead Supervisor, Laura A. Gillen

Published | Video Starts at 17:10

They're taking funds from the town attorney's office to fund this position, but the town attorney needs attorneys in his own office. So they're depleting funds from the town attorney's office for a position that doesn't exist. The position is not in the Department of General Services budget. And this is someone who's from the inside. It was picked by the inside and not one of the people who applied to our job posting. (17:10–17:15)

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Asserts that the attorney position is not in the Department of General Services budget.

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