The walls within City Hall are mum… still murmurs reverberate.

Yonkers Tribune acid-tongued bloggers have been advised that Yonkers Fire Commissioner Anthony Pagano, when approached by Mayor Phil Amicone for departmental cuts to lesson the burden on the FY2008-2009 budget, was not satisfied by Commissioner Pagano’s response.

Commissioner Pagano openly advised that the mayor has approached him for a five percent budget cut. Commissioner Pagano drew up a scenario to reflect the asked for budget reduction slashing. The end result was in Commissioner Pagano’s estimation below the standards set by his department.

Commissioner Pagano would not endorse the outcome of such a budgetary move.

While Commissioner Pagano has openly flirted with the
thought of resigning, seemingly every year, for many years now, he has not seriously contemplated doing so. Commissioner Pagano believes he will close his tenure of service to the Yonkers Fire Department….

https://www.yonkerstribune.com/2008/11/will-he-or-wont-he-resign-by-hezi-aris