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Ed Romaine

County Executive

Edward P. Romaine was elected Suffolk County Executive in November of 2023, the most recent chapter in a lifetime of service to the residents of Suffolk County. Prior to his election, Mr. Romaine served as Brookhaven Town Supervisor for 12 years, where he championed environmental and quality of life issues in while significantly strengthening the Town’s finances.

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About Suffolk County

Suffolk County comprises 1000 square miles of eastern two-thirds of Long Island. Long Island itself extends 120 miles into the Atlantic Ocean, East from New York City. The distance from the Nassau County border to Montauk Point is 86 miles. At Suffolk County's widest point the distance from Long Island Sound to the southern shore is 26 miles.


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Departments and Divisions under the County Executive

Office for the Aging

The Suffolk County Office for the Aging is the designated Area Agency on Aging under the Older Americans Act. For over 40 years, Suffolk County Office for the Aging has administered federal, state and county programs for persons 60 years of age and older.

Office of Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement

The mission of the
Office of Multicultural Affairs and Community Engagement is to address the needs of African-American Advisory Board, Hispanic Advisory Board, Asian-American Advisory Board, Muslim-American Advisory Board, Jewish Advisory Board, and other minority residents of Suffolk County.

People with Disabilities

The primary mission of the Suffolk County Office for People with Disabilities is to work for the benefit of Suffolk County's 283,000 people with disabilities.

Veterans Service Agency

Suffolk County is home to the largest population of veterans in New York State, and has one of the largest veterans’ populations of any county in the United States. We take our responsibility seriously when it comes to providing services for those who have sacrificed and risked so much for this country.

Women's Services

The Office of Women’s Services is a county agency that serves women in all walks of life, at all times and passages in their lives. This is done through a number of services most are free and all are available to everyone.

Youth Bureau

The mission of the Suffolk County Youth Bureau is to successfully meet the needs of Suffolk County Youth, under the age of 21, by ensuring effective countywide planning, thoughtful development, and efficiency in the management of resources necessary to sustain the County’s youth service system.

Budget Office

The County Charter requires the County Executive to manage the entire budget- making procedure for Operating, Community College and Capital Budgets. The Operating Budget is the largest and most complex budget prepared by this division.

Intergovernmental Relations

The Division of Intergovernmental Relations serves primarily as the liaison between all levels of government on behalf of the County Executive. Intergovernmental Relations works to develop strong effective relationships with the Federal, State, County and Town governments to ensure that programs, grants, aid and other benefits are afforded to the residents of Suffolk County. Through this division, many local concerns are addressed and are often brought to the attention of our representatives at the State and Federal levels.

Stop-DWI

The Special Traffic Options Program for Driving While Intoxicated (STOP-DWI) is a comprehensive program designed specifically to reduce the incidence of alcohol-related traffic fatalities and injuries in New YorkState. County governments are empowered by state law to develop and implement a yearly plan of action that addresses impaired enforcement, prosecution, probation, rehabilitation, public information and education.

Laws of Suffolk County

The Laws of Suffolk County, searchable and divided by chapter.

Suffolk County Judicial Facilities Agency

The Agency was created by Chapter 200 of the Law of 1999, State of N.Y. The Agency is a corporate governmental agency, constituting a public benefit corporation, duly created and is authorized to acquire, erect, build, alter, improve, extend, renovate the Cohalan Court Complex. The Agency is empowered to make contracts,and leases, borrow money, and issue special obligation bonds for all of these stated purposes.

New
Water Quality Restoration Fund Board of Trustees

Notices, minutes and important documents.

County Executive News

Suffolk County Executive Romaine Announces U.S. Small Business Administration to Offer Federal Assitance to Residents and Businesses Impacted by January Storm

Applications to be Accepted Through May 10, 2024   

   

 HAUPPAUGE, NY-- Suffolk County Executive Ed Romaine today announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) will offer federal assistance to Suffolk County residents and businesses that were impacted by severe storms and flooding on January 9-10, 2024.  Any resident or business located in a declared disaster area is eligible to apply for low-interest loans to aid in their recovery.    

  

“We thank our partners in both the federal and state governments for advocating for Suffolk County’s home and business owners in the wake of these incredibly destructive storms,” said Romaine. “These storms caused more damage than Superstorm Sandy in some cases. People need help moving forward, and the SBA has provided that assistance.”   

    

The application deadline for Physical Damage is May 10, 2024, and the application deadline for Economic Injury is December 11.   

    

The storm included 3.5 inches of flooding rainfall, strong to damaging winds with gusts up to 60 mph, moderate to locally major coastal flooding, and major shoreline impacts. Widespread flooding, with some areas seeing up to three feet, occurred in the most vulnerable locations near the waterfront and shoreline.  Roads, parking lots, parks, and homes/businesses with basements near the waterfront also experienced flooding. Isolated inundation of the barrier island occurred where dune structures had already been severely compromised from previous storms.   

   

Prior to the storm, County Executive Romaine declared a State of Emergency, fully staffing the Suffolk County Emergency Operations Center to stay in constant communication with town, county, and state partners to monitor weather impacts.   

   

There are three types of Disaster Loans available:   

 

Business Physical Disaster Loans- Loans to businesses to repair or replace disaster-damaged property owned by the business, including real estate, inventories, supplies, machinery, and equipment. Businesses of any size are eligible. Private, non-profit organizations such as charities, churches, private universities, etc., are also eligible.   

   

Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) – Working capital loans to help small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture, and most private, non-profit organizations of all sizes meet their ordinary and necessary financial obligations that cannot be met as a direct result of the disaster. These loans are intended to assist through the disaster recovery period.   

   

Home Disaster Loans – Loans to homeowners or renters to repair to replace disaster-damaged real estate and personal property, including automobiles.  Applicants must have a credit history acceptable to the SBA and must show the ability to repay all loans.   

  

Disaster Loan Outreach Centers – The SBA is establishing Disaster Loan Outreach Centers to help New Yorkers apply in-person for assistance. Both centers will open on Friday, March 15 at 11:00 a.m. See below for both centers’ hours of operations after March 15.  

 

Babylon Town Hall, 200 Sunrise Hwy, Lindenhurst, NY 11757  

  • Opens Friday, March 15 at 11:00 a.m.  

  • Hours of Operation (after Mar. 15):  

  • Monday-Friday: 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.  

  • Closed Saturday and Sunday.  

 

Mastic Recreation Center, 15 Herkimer Street, Mastic, NY 11950  

  • Opens Friday, March 15 at 11:00 a.m.  

  • Hours of Operation (after Mar. 15):  

  • Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.  

  • Saturday: 10:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.  

  • Closed Sunday.  

 

Applications for disaster loans may also be submitted online using the MySBA Loan Portal at https://lending.sba.gov. For additional information you can contact the SBA’s Customer Center by email at disastercustomerservice@sba.gov or by phone at 1-800-659-2955.   

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