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]
Brookhaven Town Council |
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The Town Board of Brookhaven |
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Seat Building | Brookhaven Town Hall |
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Districts, Hamlets and Villages | 6 districts, 59 hamlets and villages |
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• Type | civil township |
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• Supervisor | Panico, Daniel J. |
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• Total | 488,497 |
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• Rank | 3rd in New York |
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Brookhaven is divided into 6 districts, each being represented by one councilmen. each district generally has the same population.
Districts
District
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council member
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population
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District 1
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Jonathan Kornreich
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≈80,000
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District 2
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Jane Bonner
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≈81,000
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District 3
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Neil A. Manzella
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≈81,000
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District 4
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Michael Loguercio
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≈80,000
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District 5
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Neil Foley
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≈85,000
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District 6
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Karen Dunne Kesnig
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≈81,000
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Departments and committees
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- Agricultural Advisory Board
- Animal Shelter Committee
- Anti-Bias Task Force
- Arts & Humanities Council
- Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander
- Black History Commission
- Business Advisory Council
- Disability Task Force
- Drug Prevention Coalition
- Hispanic Advisory Board
- Historic District Advisory Committee
- INTERFACE Steering Committee
- Open Space Advisory
- Port Jeff Harbor Commission
- Senior Citizen's Commission
- Women's Advisory Board
- Youth Board[3]