Rye Brook Mayor and Trustees Sworn In to Office

Newly elected Rye Brook Mayor Paul Rosenberg and trustees Susan Epstein, Jeffrey Rednick and Jason Klein and were sworn in during a ceremony at Village Hall Tuesday evening. Rye Town Judge Anthony Provenzano performed the swearing in ceremony in a room packed with proud friends and family.

Rosenberg, the village's sixth mayor, said he is eager for the opportunity to serve as mayor. He said he will focus on the Rye Brook comprehensive plan that will result in a roadmap for the village's ultimate development; loosening parts of the zoning code, including tree regulations; and on determining ways to continue to share services with neighboring Port Chester. Read some of his ocomments in the video above.

He thanked former Mayor Joan Feinstein, Village Administrator Chris Bradbury and village staff for their work. 

Susan Epstein, a first time trustee who was not elected, but appointed by Rosenberg to fill his empty trustee seat, said she is excited to get to work and to figure out how to make Rye Brook "even better." She already "hit the ground running," by starting to work on the budget over the last week and helping out with this weekend's first village Carnival. 

Epstein, a Long Island native, former financial underwriter and insurance executive and a mom with three children said she is ready to take on the responsibility of village trustee now that her kids are older - one is in college and two are high school students.

Epstein said she is already impressed with how talented and capable Bradbury, Rosenberg and her fellow trustees are. 

Jason Klein is also new to the council, although he has been very involved in public service since he moved back to the village in 2009. Klein grew up in Rye Brook. He holds a Masters in Public Administration and is currently the Curator of the Trailside Nature Museum at Ward Pound Ridge Reservation. He is the President of the Board of the Federated Conservationists of Westchester County and an Overseer at Colby College.

 Rednick, a Rye Brook native, was an incumbent and, now re-elected, will serve his second three-year term. Rosenberg appointed Rednick as Deputy Mayor on Tuesday night. Rednick has served on the Zoning Board of Appeals, the Village Traffic Commission and as the Village Prosecutor. Rednick has noted he wants to keep a close watch on airport expansion and wants to continue to work on the affordable housing settlement.

The elected officials were actually officially sworn on April 1 by Village Administrator Chris Bradbury so that the newly elected officials could get to work on the 2013-2014 budget. Tuesday night's event was just a ceremony for the public to attend.