Brookhaven Town Council

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Brookhaven Town Council
The Town Board of Brookhaven
Seat BuildingBrookhaven Town Hall
Districts, Hamlets and Villages6 districts, 59 hamlets and villages
Government
 • Typecivil township
 • SupervisorPanico, Daniel J.
Population
 • Total488,497
 • Rank3rd in New York

Brookhaven, New York is a suburban town in Suffolk County. It is served by a town board made up of a town supervisor, similar to a mayor, and six councilmen serving their districts.[1] Each councilmen serves a four-year term, and the responsibility of each member is to create and review new laws. [2]

Districts[edit]

Brookhaven is divided into 6 districts, each being represented by one councilmen. each district generally has the same population.

Districts
District council member population
District 1 Jonathan Kornreich ≈80,000
District 2 Jane Bonner ≈81,000
District 3 Neil A. Manzella ≈81,000
District 4 Michael Loguercio ≈80,000
District 5 Neil Foley ≈85,000
District 6 Karen Dunne Kesnig ≈81,000

Departments and committees[edit]

  1. Agricultural Advisory Board
  2. Animal Shelter Committee
  3. Anti-Bias Task Force
  4. Arts & Humanities Council
  5. Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
  6. Black History Commission
  7. Business Advisory Council
  8. Disability Task Force
  9. Drug Prevention Coalition
  10. Hispanic Advisory Board
  11. Historic District Advisory Committee
  12. INTERFACE Steering Committee
  13. Open Space Advisory
  14. Port Jeff Harbor Commission
  15. Senior Citizen's Commission
  16. Women's Advisory Board
  17. Youth Board[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Town Council | Brookhaven, NY". www.brookhavenny.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  2. ^ "Town of Brookhaven, NY: Office of the Town Council". Town of Brookhaven, NY Code. Retrieved 2024-05-24.
  3. ^ "Government | Brookhaven, NY". www.brookhavenny.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-24.