2026 New York General Election

Brett believes Putnam should stop managing decline and start leading growth.

He and his wife are raising their children in Carmel. Like so many parents, Brett wants his children to grow up in a county where they can see a future for themselves.

Brett Yarris and his wife are raising their children in Carmel.

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Brett serves on the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation Board.

We can do this without raising taxes. Putnam has allowed its unassigned fund balance to balloon far beyond what is needed for responsible reserves. By ending Tax and Hoard budgeting, using existing community college chargeback dollars more strategically, pursuing state and federal grants, and partnering with SUNY and regional institutions, we can build a Putnam Careers Campus that strengthens our economy and helps lower the pressure on property taxes over time by growing opportunity, jobs, and local revenue.

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The current County Executive has defended Tax and Hoard budgeting, where taxpayers are overcharged and the excess is allowed to pile up in an unassigned fund balance instead of being put to work for the people who paid it. As County Executive, I will end Tax and Hoard budgeting and invest responsibly in the people and communities of Putnam County. That means maintaining strong reserves while using excess taxpayer dollars for long-term priorities like community college, trade school, infrastructure, downtown revitalization, farmland protection, lake communities, and workforce development.

As artificial intelligence changes the economy, practical skills and hands-on technical careers will become even more important. Putnam should be preparing people for that future instead of watching opportunity move elsewhere. A Putnam trade school would restore and strengthen our blue-collar roots by connecting residents directly to jobs that are needed right here at home. We should partner with labor, local employers, BOCES, SUNY, regional businesses, and apprenticeship programs to create training pipelines that lead to real careers.

I supported sharing sales tax revenue with our towns and villages before the current County Executive finally came to the table. But when he did, he set the bar at the lowest percentage shared by any county in New York that shares sales tax with local municipalities. As County Executive, I will increase the rate of sales tax sharing and distribute it based more fairly on where the revenue is generated. Towns and villages that welcome business, support economic development, and help grow Putnam’s tax base should not be punished for doing so.

Putnam County needs a serious, line-by-line review of how taxpayer money is spent. For too long, county budgets have been built by starting with last year’s spending and adding more on top. As County Executive, I will implement a zero-based budgeting philosophy that requires every department, program, and expenditure to justify its purpose, cost, and results.

Proposes a Putnam Careers Campus using existing chargeback funds, grants, and institutional partnerships to expand jobs and local revenue without raising taxes.

Pledges to end "Tax and Hoard" budgeting while maintaining reserves and investing excess county funds in long-term priorities.

Advocates a Putnam trade school and partnerships with labor, employers, educational institutions, and apprenticeship programs to create local career-training pipelines.

Plans to increase sales-tax revenue sharing with towns and villages and allocate it more in accordance with where revenue is generated.

Plans to implement zero-based budgeting requiring every county department, program, and expenditure to justify its purpose, cost, and results.

- Proposes a Putnam Careers Campus using existing chargeback funds, grants, and institutional partnerships to expand jobs and local revenue without raising taxes.
- Pledges to end "Tax and Hoard" budgeting while maintaining reserves and investing excess county funds in long-term priorities.
- Advocates a Putnam trade school and partnerships with labor, employers, educational institutions, and apprenticeship programs to create local career-training pipelines.
- Plans to increase sales-tax revenue sharing with towns and villages and allocate it more in accordance with where revenue is generated.
- Plans to implement zero-based budgeting requiring every county department, program, and expenditure to justify its purpose, cost, and results.

Economy

We need to preserve them while strengthening the agribusiness and tourism they bring. We need vibrant Main Streets to make Putnam work for residents AND small businesses. We will thoughtfully and strategically partner with all levels of government to re-awaken our downtowns.

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Calls for partnerships among governments to revitalize downtowns and support residents and small businesses.

- Calls for partnerships among governments to revitalize downtowns and support residents and small businesses.

Public Services

Putnam’s housing crisis cannot be solved with a one-size-fits-all approach. Each town and village has different infrastructure, character, downtowns, hamlets, and needs. As County Executive, I will work directly with local municipalities to support solutions that fit each community, including smart deregulation, expanded accessory dwelling units, workforce housing, senior housing, mixed-use development, and targeted incentives for projects that help people live near where they work.

Plans to partner with municipalities on locally tailored housing measures, including accessory dwelling units, workforce and senior housing, mixed-use development, and targeted incentives.

- Plans to partner with municipalities on locally tailored housing measures, including accessory dwelling units, workforce and senior housing, mixed-use development, and targeted incentives.

Housing & Urban Development

Meany: How would you respond to the county legislature's proposal to create a crisis stabilization center in Putnam County?

Yarris: Yes, I do support a crisis stabilization center here in Putnam County. The previous administration was able to secure $2.1 million to fund such a thing from the federal government. That was free money here. And unfortunately, this administration, due to inaction and indecision, forfeited that money. We did not get a crisis stabilization center.

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Investing in our first responders means faster response times, a dedicated training center right here at home, and a Sheriff's Department that can attract and retain great officers with the competitive compensation and modern resources they deserve. Putnam needs a shared training center right here in Putnam for firearms qualification, tactical training, and ongoing certification. Under a shared service agreement with local police departments across the county, our Sheriff's Office and every town PD, using the same responsible approach as the Putnam Careers Campus: funded through existing resources, not new taxes.

Supports establishing a crisis stabilization center in Putnam County.

Proposes a countywide shared law-enforcement training center for firearms qualification, tactical training, and ongoing certification using existing resources.

- Supports establishing a crisis stabilization center in Putnam County.
- Proposes a countywide shared law-enforcement training center for firearms qualification, tactical training, and ongoing certification using existing resources.

Public Safety

As of October 28, 2026, Brett Yarris’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Transportation & Infrastructure

I believe I’m the only person here who is a municipal leader who has actually written a resolution to make sure that we don’t put solar panels on our open farmlands by force and that we don’t put solar panels on our waterways. That said, I’ve always advocated for where solar panels belong — on parking lots and rooftops. And we have been maximized that opportunity and that’s something that we would explore doing under my leadership.

Putnam needs housing reform because too many young people, working families, seniors, municipal workers, first responders, teachers, and small business employees are being priced out. If we want to keep our children here, support our local businesses, and protect taxpayers, we need a broader housing strategy that respects local control while giving municipalities the tools, support, and county partnership they need to succeed. At the same time, protecting farmland, open spaces, watersheds, and lake communities is essential to preserving the character and environmental health of Putnam County. We can grow our local economy while protecting the land and water that make this county special.

As Vice Chair and Treasurer of the Putnam County Soil and Water Conservation District Board, I have worked directly on conservation, water quality, farmland protection, and responsible land use. I have also been willing to take on this administration when it mismanaged funds designed to support exactly this work. Putnam needs leadership that understands agriculture, respects farmers, protects lake communities, and makes sure conservation dollars are used for conservation results.

Advocates siting solar panels on parking lots and rooftops rather than open farmland or waterways.

Supports protecting farmland, open space, watersheds, and lake communities alongside local economic growth.

Calls for conservation dollars to be used for conservation results while protecting lake communities and supporting agriculture.

- Advocates siting solar panels on parking lots and rooftops rather than open farmland or waterways.
- Supports protecting farmland, open space, watersheds, and lake communities alongside local economic growth.
- Calls for conservation dollars to be used for conservation results while protecting lake communities and supporting agriculture.

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- Advocates a Putnam trade school and partnerships with labor, employers, educational institutions, and apprenticeship programs to create local career-training pipelines.
- Plans to increase sales-tax revenue sharing with towns and villages and allocate it more in accordance with where revenue is generated.
- Plans to implement zero-based budgeting requiring every county department, program, and expenditure to justify its purpose, cost, and results.

- Proposes a countywide shared law-enforcement training center for firearms qualification, tactical training, and ongoing certification using existing resources.

- Supports protecting farmland, open space, watersheds, and lake communities alongside local economic growth.
- Calls for conservation dollars to be used for conservation results while protecting lake communities and supporting agriculture.

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A local Eagle Scout and graduate of Carmel High School, Kevin earned his BA from the University of Scranton where he majored in History with dual minors in political science and military science leadership. It was as a college student where Kevin had his first major exposure to public office by interning for former Congresswoman Sue Kelly.

Meet Kevin

While getting married and working full-time, he completed his graduate studies and received his M.P.A. concentrating in Healthcare Administration at Marist College. He put his M.P.A. to further use working in the private sector in healthcare administration assisting the Sr. Director of Operations at CareMount Medical- the largest private multi-specialty medical group in the state at the time.

Kevin M. Byrne is an Eagle Scout and graduated from Carmel High School. He earned a bachelor's degree in history, with minors in political science and military science leadership, from the University of Scranton and a master's degree in public administration in healthcare administration from Marist College.

Kevin M. Byrne previously worked in healthcare administration at CareMount Medical.

County Executive
Kevin M. Byrne Republican 4 yr. 11/8/2022 12/31/2026
9 Concord Drive (First Term)*
Mahopac, NY 10541

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Kevin currently serves as county executive. He was elected in 2022 and is serving his first term.

Since taking office, we delivered real tax relief that reduced the overall tax burden in the budget for the first time in 25 years, introduced and enacted the largest property tax cut in county history, slashed the tax rate to its lowest level in nearly two decades, and reduced sales tax to make it fairer and less regressive.

Taxes & Spending

Spend Less

Priority based budgeting. You probably do it at home, and we should do it in county government.

Partnered with local governments and other municipalities to revisit opportunities for shared services and reduce cost of services to taxpayers.

As your County Executive, I have continued to fight for more relief from our state government, advocating for our representatives to:

Put a moratorium on new regulations and review all current ones
Streamline and shorten timeframes for SEQR environmental reviews

Job Creation

As your County Executive, I have continued to fight for more relief from our state government, advocating for our representatives to:

Put a moratorium on new regulations and review all current ones
Streamline and shorten timeframes for SEQR environmental reviews
Adopt medical professional guidelines to reduce cost of workers’ compensation
Require agencies to post and follow timeframes for permits and licenses, and compensate applicants for delays

As your County Executive, I have continued to fight for more relief from our state government, advocating for our representatives to:

Put a moratorium on new regulations and review all current ones
Streamline and shorten timeframes for SEQR environmental reviews
Adopt medical professional guidelines to reduce cost of workers’ compensation
Require agencies to post and follow timeframes for permits and licenses, and compensate applicants for delays
Reform Medicaid and other mandated programs by allowing counties to opt out of non-mandated services to reduce property taxes imposed by the state through our counties
Eliminate incorporation fees for LLCs and partnerships

As your County Executive, I have worked to:

Give businesses, job creators, and taxpayers the confidence they need to build, invest and raise their families in Putnam County
Responsibly grow our commercial tax base with respect to our community and our environment
Leverage our economic growth to control or reduce the tax levy, pay down debt and reduce debt service costs.

As county executive, enacted property-tax and sales-tax reductions while reducing the county's overall tax burden.

Supports budgeting based on priorities for county government.

Partnered with local governments to pursue shared services intended to reduce costs to taxpayers.

Advocates for a moratorium on new state regulations and shorter State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) review timelines.

Advocates for agencies to publish and meet permit and license timelines, with compensation for applicants when delays occur.

Advocates for counties to opt out of non-mandated Medicaid services and for eliminating incorporation fees for limited liability companies and partnerships.

Seeks to grow the commercial tax base while using economic growth to reduce the tax levy and the cost of county debt.

- As county executive, enacted property-tax and sales-tax reductions while reducing the county's overall tax burden.
- Supports budgeting based on priorities for county government.
- Partnered with local governments to pursue shared services intended to reduce costs to taxpayers.
- Advocates for a moratorium on new state regulations and shorter State Environmental Quality Review Act (SEQR) review timelines.
- Advocates for agencies to publish and meet permit and license timelines, with compensation for applicants when delays occur.
- Advocates for counties to opt out of non-mandated Medicaid services and for eliminating incorporation fees for limited liability companies and partnerships.
- Seeks to grow the commercial tax base while using economic growth to reduce the tax levy and the cost of county debt.

As of October 28, 2026, Kevin M. Byrne’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Highlights of the FY2026 budget’s affordability agenda are below:

$1 million reduction to the county property-tax levy
$2.3 million in real revenue sharing with Putnam County towns and villages for local tax relief and infrastructure
$2.5 million in anticipated benefit from tax-free purchases on all clothing and shoes under $110, both online and at brick-and-mortar outlets
Driving the property-tax rate down to 2.39, pre-recession levels and the lowest rate in nearly 20 years
Cutting long-term debt by 58% by limiting new borrowing, reducing future reliance on taxes

County Executive Byrne Signs Budget With Historic Taxpayer Savings

Signed a 2026 budget that reduces the county property-tax levy and limits new borrowing to reduce long-term debt.

- Signed a 2026 budget that reduces the county property-tax levy and limits new borrowing to reduce long-term debt.

In my first year as County Executive, we delivered and…

Launched a new county-wide community Paramedicine program— the first of its kind in New York State.
Saved the county from a bad paramedic contract inherited from predecessor and brought in a new reputable provider without any disruption in service.
Enacted a new true 10% property tax exemption for volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers
Completed a new $1.5 million new state of the art Lt. Michael Neuner Fire & EMS Training Center
Advanced the long awaited radio project for our local emergency service agencies and provided additional radios to Putnam’s Bravest and Finest.
Successfully installed a new Computer Aided Dispatch (CAD) system in the county’s emergency 911 dispatch center

First Responders

As County Executive, I’ve stood up and will continue to stand up for law and order. We work with our partners in law enforcement and encourage the continued collaboration and sharing of information with other federal, state and local law enforcement agencies.

Rule of Law

When it comes to illegal immigration, I’ll stand against any renewed effort from the radical Left to make Putnam County a ‘sanctuary county.’

As County Executive, I’ve made it clear that Putnam County respects the rule of law.

As an Assemblyman, I always stood up for the rule of law and opposed efforts to remove judicial discretion, eliminate cash bail, make NY a ‘sanctuary state’, and grant automatic parole eligibility for violent criminals and cop killers.

As County Executive, I’ve helped combat this scourge by:

Supporting educational efforts to remove the stigma and the fear of seeking help
Supporting law enforcement and first responders with life-saving training
Partnering with our local drug treatment courts where possible to provide positive pathways to recovery
Building relationships with our partners in the community as well as government, including law enforcement, to ensure they have the tools they need to combat addiction, reduce the misuse of drugs, and save lives
Continuing my advocacy to the state and federal government to strengthen laws against drug traffickers.

Drug Crisis

Safely expanded access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) (Chap. 432, 2021)
Supported legislation to increase the number of days for in-patient and out-patient substance use treatment services (A.902, 2021)
Co-Sponsored legislation that would increase penalties on profit-making drug traffickers whose sales lead to the death of a person suffering from addiction (A.3902, 2020)
Co-Sponsored and passed the “Drug Take Back Act” to keep drugs out of our medicine cabinets and out of our drinking water (Chap. 120, 2018)

As county executive, launched a countywide community paramedicine program and installed a new computer-aided dispatch system in the 911 center.

Supports collaboration and information-sharing among local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies.

Opposes designating Putnam County as a sanctuary county for undocumented immigrants.

Opposes eliminating cash bail, removing judicial discretion, sanctuary-state policies, and automatic parole eligibility for violent offenders.

Supports addiction education, first-responder training, drug-treatment courts, and stronger laws against drug traffickers.

Supported expanding medication-assisted treatment and substance-use treatment services, and co-sponsored higher penalties for drug traffickers whose sales cause a death.

- As county executive, launched a countywide community paramedicine program and installed a new computer-aided dispatch system in the 911 center.
- Supports collaboration and information-sharing among local, state, and federal law-enforcement agencies.
- Opposes designating Putnam County as a sanctuary county for undocumented immigrants.
- Opposes eliminating cash bail, removing judicial discretion, sanctuary-state policies, and automatic parole eligibility for violent offenders.
- Supports addiction education, first-responder training, drug-treatment courts, and stronger laws against drug traffickers.
- Supported expanding medication-assisted treatment and substance-use treatment services, and co-sponsored higher penalties for drug traffickers whose sales cause a death.

For the first time, the budget also provides for the sharing of a modest portion of sales-tax revenues, estimated to total about $2.3 million in 2026, with all Putnam County towns and villages. Municipalities can use the additional revenue to fund infrastructure improvements.

Our county’s transportation infrastructure must be maintained as part of a larger plan for the county. While a six year capital plan is mandated by the County Charter, it hasn’t always been followed. As your County Executive, our Administration stepped up and made county government more disciplined about drafting and following a real six year capital plan. In the past, many of these plans were front loaded with projects in the early years but revealed little planning for the future.

Infrastructure

I also speak and work with all our elected representatives from our state and federal delegation to ensure our access to the Metro-North railroad from the Harlem and Hudson lines is maintained and remains safe for the hundreds of commuters and visitors who rely on them. Putnam County is an important part of the Metro-North region, and as County Executive I advocate directly with representatives on the MTA Board.

Signed a budget that shared about $2.3 million in sales-tax revenue with towns and villages for local infrastructure improvements.

As county executive, implemented a six-year county capital plan for transportation infrastructure.

Advocates for maintaining safe access to Metro-North Railroad service on the Harlem and Hudson lines.

- Signed a budget that shared about $2.3 million in sales-tax revenue with towns and villages for local infrastructure improvements.
- As county executive, implemented a six-year county capital plan for transportation infrastructure.
- Advocates for maintaining safe access to Metro-North Railroad service on the Harlem and Hudson lines.

BYRNE PASSES BILL TO PAVE WAY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT IN YORKTOWN
Posted: July 2, 2021 in Community, Energy, Environment, In the News

Assemblyman Kevin Byrne (R,C,I,SAM,ROS-Mahopac) is pleased to announce the passage of legislation he authored (A07590A) to allow the Town of Yorktown to lease town property for a renewable energy project. Specifically, this change will permit the town to lease a portion of land on the Granite Knolls Sports & Recreation Complex to HESP Solar for the construction [...]

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Sponsored Assembly Bill A07590A, allowing Yorktown to lease town property for a renewable-energy project.

- Sponsored Assembly Bill A07590A, allowing Yorktown to lease town property for a renewable-energy project.

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- As county executive, implemented a six-year county capital plan for transportation infrastructure.
- Advocates for maintaining safe access to Metro-North Railroad service on the Harlem and Hudson lines.

- Implemented property-tax and sales-tax reductions intended to lower Putnam County residents' overall tax burden.
- Eliminated sales tax on basic clothing and footwear for three years.
- Advocates for a moratorium on new state regulations and review of existing regulations.
- Advocates for deadlines for permits and licenses and compensation for applicants when agencies delay them.
- Works to grow the commercial tax base while considering community and environmental impacts.

- Supports services that help seniors age in place in Putnam County.
- Supports a parks system that protects open space and provides public access to parkland.

- Opposes eliminating cash bail, limiting judicial discretion, sanctuary-state policies, and automatic parole eligibility for violent offenders and people convicted of killing police officers.
- Plans to oppose efforts to make Putnam County a sanctuary county.
- Partners with local drug-treatment courts to provide pathways to recovery.
- Advocates with state and federal governments for stronger laws against drug traffickers.

- Implemented a six-year county capital plan as required by the County Charter.
- Advocates with state and federal representatives to maintain safe Metro-North access on the Harlem and Hudson lines.

Kevin M. Byrne earned a bachelor's degree in history, with minors in political science and military science leadership, from the University of Scranton and a Master of Public Administration concentrating in healthcare administration from Marist College. He continued volunteer service as an assistant scoutmaster, a member of the Putnam Valley Town Planning Board, and a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician with the Kent Volunteer Fire Department, where he served three terms as department president. He lives in Mahopac with his wife, Briana Byrne, and their child.

Kevin served as a regional director for the American Heart Association. He previously worked in healthcare administration at CareMount Medical, assisting its senior director of operations.

Kevin was sworn in as Putnam County Executive in 2022. He previously served six years in the state Assembly.

- Signed a 2026 budget that cuts Putnam County's property-tax levy by $1 million.
- Extended a county sales-tax exemption for clothing and shoes costing under $110.
- Cut long-term county debt by limiting new borrowing.
- Advocates for a moratorium on new state regulations and faster State Environmental Quality Review Act reviews.
- Advocates for deadlines for agency permitting and compensation for applicants when agencies cause delays.

- Signed a budget that shares an estimated $2.3 million in sales-tax revenue with county towns and villages for infrastructure improvements.

- Provides housing assistance for homeless veterans through the county-operated Veterans Residence.

- Launched a countywide community paramedicine program.
- Advanced emergency-service radio upgrades and installed a new Computer-Aided Dispatch system at the county's 911 center.
- Encourages law-enforcement agencies at all levels to collaborate and share information.
- Opposes making Putnam County a sanctuary county.
- Opposes eliminating cash bail, removing judicial discretion, establishing a sanctuary state, and automatically granting parole eligibility for specified violent offenses.
- Calls on state and federal governments to enact stronger laws against drug traffickers.

- Implemented a six-year county capital plan for transportation infrastructure.
- Advocates for maintaining safe access to Metro-North Railroad's Harlem and Hudson lines.

Brahimi: Hello, Putnam County. I’m standing before you today not as a career politician but as a mother, wife and proud resident of Kent, New York, who believes our community deserves a bold, unapologetic voice in government.

Tatiana Brahimi is a mother and wife who lives in Kent, New York.

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Brahimi: From my early 20s until the age of 39, I did work in finance. In fact, I started as a teller and left at the age of 39 as an internal investigator for the federal banking system.

Meany: What contracts or union contracts have you negotiated? Where, when and for whom or what?
Brahimi: I have not ever negotiated union contracts, but I was part of a union when I worked with the Green Haven Correctional Facility [a maximum-security men’s prison in Stormville.] However, I’m not a politician. I’m just a normal person, just like you. I have experience in financing.

Tatiana Brahimi previously worked in finance, beginning as a teller and later working as an internal investigator for the federal banking system. She also worked with Green Haven Correctional Facility.

Tatiana previously worked in finance, starting as a teller and later serving as an internal investigator in the federal banking system. She also worked with Green Haven Correctional Facility.

Meany: Let’s begin with the questions we received from the community. What specific steps will be taken to cut through red tape, encourage downtown investment, support local jobs and boost Putnam County businesses?
Brahimi: So, the first answer to that would be that we have to lower the taxes to encourage shoppers to shop in Putnam County, which would be cutting the 4 percent sales tax. What that does is give Putnam County residents the opportunity to shop more and invest more in our county.

Brahimi: Well, my answer is a little bit more simple. So, I would strengthen the free market and separate the politics by basically stop fighting small businesses. I would encourage more small businesses. I would not stand in their way as government.

We should not be standing in the way of small businesses with all these bureaucracies and so forth. We should not make it difficult for small businesses to be able to come in and expand.

Brahimi: So, if they’re already assigned, they have already been set for where they need to go. The unassigned, what I would do is I would return them to the taxpayers. I would declare a tax holiday for surplus. I would use fund balance for property sales tax relief and I would give it back all to our taxpayers.

There’s no reason that government should have so much money stashed away. This is over taxation and it deserves to be going back to those who worked hard for it.

Proposes cutting Putnam County's 4 percent sales tax to encourage local shopping and investment.

Advocates for reducing bureaucratic barriers to help small businesses enter and expand in Putnam County.

Proposes returning unassigned county reserves to taxpayers through property- and sales-tax relief.

- Proposes cutting Putnam County's 4 percent sales tax to encourage local shopping and investment.
- Advocates for reducing bureaucratic barriers to help small businesses enter and expand in Putnam County.
- Proposes returning unassigned county reserves to taxpayers through property- and sales-tax relief.

As of October 28, 2026, Tatiana Brahimi did not have a website or any information online.

Her most significant fiscal proposal is a two-year suspension of county property taxes, followed by a long-term plan to reduce property and sales taxes.

“I will propose a two-year property tax holiday (that means zero county property tax for two years) and then work with the Legislature to formulate a long-term plan for property tax and sales tax reduction,” she said.

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If elected, she says she wants to stop "the backdoor deals," declare a tax holiday and cut her own salary.

“I will not take the $180,000 salary. I am going to take $80,000 and take that $100,000 of the next four years, $400,000, and give it back in property tax cut,” Brahimi told News 12.

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Proposes a two-year county property-tax holiday followed by long-term tax reductions, as well as reducing the county executive's salary for property-tax cuts.

- Proposes a two-year county property-tax holiday followed by long-term tax reductions, as well as reducing the county executive's salary for property-tax cuts.

Brahimi: Mental health is a serious and real issue. I do not support a stabilization center in Putnam County. I have spoken to many residents. I was one of them myself of the concern of what would happen if you bring this into our communities.

Brahimi: I roll out the red carpet for ICE. I welcome them into Putnam County. I will stand by their side, hold their hand and give them everything that they desire and need to ensure that every illegal in Putnam County is deported.

If you are here illegally, that is a crime within itself. You must go. And I will stand with ICE, and I will stand with law enforcement and ensure that they receive all necessary funding without, again, increasing our taxes.

Opposes establishing a stabilization center in Putnam County.

Pledges county cooperation and funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented people in Putnam County.

- Opposes establishing a stabilization center in Putnam County.
- Pledges county cooperation and funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to deport undocumented people in Putnam County.

Meany: What steps would you take to secure the funding necessary to support the emergency services through infrastructure and equipment upgrades, completing the radio communication upgrades and interoperability with neighboring communities or other means?
Brahimi: Like I said, we have so much money in our surplus, money that is just being has been hoarded over the last four years. We can ensure some of that money to keep in communication with all our emergency services and our neighbors for the safety and protection of our community. It would not have to cost taxpayers another dollar.

Proposes using county surplus funds for upgrades to emergency-services communications and the ability to communicate with neighboring communities.

Proposes using county surplus funds for upgrades to emergency-services communications.

- Proposes using county surplus funds for upgrades to emergency-services communications.

Brahimi: I too support the farms and open land. I also believe that we should connect our farmers and our open land to the free market so we can produce, sell and also increase production in our county.

I do believe in the environment and preserving it to the best that we can. What I would not support is anything that would put a strain on taxpayers, but farms and open land does not do that.

Supports preserving farms and open land while connecting farmers to markets to increase agricultural production in the county.

Opposes environmental measures that would place a financial burden on taxpayers.

- Supports preserving farms and open land while connecting farmers to markets to increase agricultural production in the county.
- Opposes environmental measures that would place a financial burden on taxpayers.

Tatiana Brahimi

As of October 28, 2026, Tatiana Brahimi’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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