WPCNR CITY HALL CIRCUIT. February 6, 2006: Councilman Robert Greer is stepping down from the city's Budget and Management Advisory Committee on the eve when the Committee gets down to the sensitive preparation of the city's 2006-2007 budget. Mr. Greer's daughter is scheduled to read a statement from Councilman Greer on his leave-taking of the comittee.

Mayor Joseph Delfino is appoint Councilman Arnold Bernstein to take Mr. Greer's place as one of the two councilmembers on the Committee. Bernstein joins Councilman Benjamin Boykin. Eleanor McDonald, formerly a Budget Director for the Town of Greenburgh is also being appointed to the Committee.

Other members of the committee for 2006 are Timothy Sheehan, Theodore Peluso, Patrick Austin, Joseph Lenchner, Anthony Cucciarre and Larry Delgado. The Committee, to WPCNR recollection has not met since considering the budget last spring.

Rita Malmud, City Council President said that "Mr. Greer is fully supportive of these changes. He spoke with the Mayor and discussed the changes and they agreed this was a good time to make this transition (from the budget committee). My discussion with Bob indicated he is fully supportive."