Former elected officials find million-dollar perch at Nassau BOE

The addition of former Hempstead Town Attorney Joseph Ra to the Nassau Board of Elections payroll last week boosted total salaries for past and present elected officials at the political way station to more than one million dollars.

Ra, who also served as an elected town board member for a while during his 36 years with Hempstead, started last Friday as counsel to the Republican commissioner for a salary of $133,342, according to the board's Republican payroll list.

By law, Democrats and Republicans are entitled to equal funding at the board, which this year has a total budget of nearly $22.5 million.

Ra joins five other former elected officials and one current office holder on the Republican side of the board.

GOP elections Commissioner Louis Savinetti is a former member of the Oyster Bay Town town board. He also is the elected chairman of the Locust Valley Water District Board. Savinetti's salary is $180,314.

Also on the GOP payroll is former Hempstead Town Supervisor Anthony Santino, who is a $160,000 a year administrative assistant.

Joseph Kearney, a former Republican member of the Hempstead Town board who most recently served for eight years as the appointed Nassau IDA executive director, is the deputy commissioner for a salary of $160,000 a year.

Two former Republican Oyster Bay town board members are also on the payroll: Joseph Muscarella is a director of special projects for $100,000 annually while Chris Coshignamo is a part-time counsel to the commissioner for $80,000 a year.

Another part-time administrative assistant is current Hempstead Republican town board member Anthony D'Esposito, who is paid $100,000 a year.

Altogether, their salaries amount to more than $913,000.

But there is at least one former elected official on the Democratic side of the elections board. Robert Troiano, a former North Hempstead Town board member and former Nassau County legislator, earns about $140,000 annually.

Total: About $1.05 million.



 


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