A state monitor will soon be hired to watch over the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) with powers to override board decisions.
Proposed by New York State Sen. James Skoufis, the measure to install a monitor is in the $229 billion state budget passed by the legislature on May 2, nearly a month after the due date.
“This is a big deal, and this is a game changer,” Skoufis said of the new measure in a press conference on May 1. “I look forward to working with the monitor and all the other stakeholders to ensure that this is properly implemented.”
The measure is modeled after the state monitors installed inside the East Ramapo School District with the power to override board decisions, according to Skoufis….