WPCNR COUNTY CLARION-LEDGER. From Westchester County Department of Communications. (EDITED)September 19, 2006 UPDATED 4:30 P.M. E.D.T.: Anne Reasoner, previously Budget Director for the City of White Plains until June 13, when she departed the city under unexplained circumstances has been appointed Budget Director for the County of Westchester effective in January, according to a news release from the Westchester County Department of Communications.
Anne Reasoner. New Westchester County Budget Director. On the Money.
Photo, WPCNR News Archive.
According to the Westchester Department of Communications, Ms. Reasoner will begin her assignment with the County October 2, at a salary of $133,235, then will step up to Budget Director in January to a salary of $150,725, more than is paid any official of the City of White Plains, except for the Commissioner of Public Works and the Commissioner of Public Safety. In her White Plains Budget Director position, (since eliminated), when Mrs. Reasoner departed in early June, she was earning $130,396. The official release states:
ANNE REASONER MOVES ON UP TO COUNTY BUDGET DIRECTOR: The former Budget Director for the Town of Greenwich, Stamford and White Plains, who abruptly departed White Plains in the first week in June with no official explanation from the Mayor's Office, and her Budget Department "consolidated" under Commissioner of Finance, Gina Cuneo-Harwood, has landed perhaps the most prestigious budgeting position in the area. She is shown (looking at camera), presiding over a Budget and Finance Committee meeting in The Mayor's Conference Room in April, 2005. Photo, WPCNR News Archive
County Executive Andy Spano announced today the appointment of Anne Reasoner as the County’s new Budget Director, replacing Kathleen Carrano who announced several months ago that she would retire at the beginning of next year.
Reasoner was chosen after an exhaustive search and selection process that began this past summer. She will began her transition into the position Oct. 2 and take over after Carrano retires early next year.
“We had wonderful, experienced candidates, and it was a difficult choice, but Anne’s knowledge, integrity and budget experience made her the right person for this job,” Spano said.
He added, “The Director of the Budget Office is a vital position both to the county government and to our taxpayers. We have a triple- A bond rating in Westchester because of the way we manage things. I am sure that with Anne, this sense of fiscal responsibility and accountability to the taxpayers will continue. It was also important, after the good relationship that Katie has had with the Board of Legislators, that I hire a professional whose knowledge of government budgets would bring a comfort level to the Legislators. Anne brings that,” Spano said.
Reasoner will work with Carrano on the 2007 budget, which will be released Nov. 15 .She will take over effective Jan. 13, 2007.
Reasoner’s career in the budget arena began as a budget analyst at Metro-North over 20 years ago. Since then, she has held the positions of budget director for the Town of Greenwich for 13 years, deputy comptroller for the City of Stamford and most recently budget director for the City of White Plains.
She said she was looking forward to joining the Spano administration and following in the footsteps of Carrano. “Westchester County has a great reputation, and that certainly includes how well the Budget Office has functioned under Katie Carrano. Working for County Executive Andy Spano and with the Board of Legislators will be a great opportunity for me in light of all they have done and continue to do for the people of Westchester.”
Reasoner said that working on the 2007 budget and getting to know her staff were her first priorities. “I have worked with the county Budget Office in the past and have always found them very helpful. The work ethic they project is one that I believe I live my life by.”
Spano also announced that Reasoner will be instrumental as he seeks a replacement for Deputy Budget Director Leslie Bennett, who will also retire in January.
