As Chair of the Legislature, Terry Bernardo deferred the three most important policy decisions to the County Executive:

• The sharing of Safety Net costs
• The ever-increasing subsidies to the Resource Recovery Agency
• The Golden Hill Nursing Home

As a Republican, Terry Bernardo…

• Conspired to usurp the Chair of the Legislature from fellow Republican Fred Wadnola
• Worked hard to remove fellow Republican Carl Chipman as Rochester’s Supervisor
• Hired an out-of-county Independence Party leader as the legislative attorney and an out-of-county economic advisor over county Republican attorneys and economic development experts

As a taxpayers’ watchdog, Terry Bernardo…

• Significantly increased the payroll for the Legislature’s staff
• Used taxpayer dollars to rent the UPAC theater to stage what amounted
  to political grandstanding
• Worked extensively for, and threatened to sue the county to keep the tax break for Skate Time 209 – her own business!
• Voted against selling the UCCC president’s taxpayer-funded perk mansion to fund a residence for homeless veterans
• Voted against a property tax break for first time house buyers

As a political figure, Terry Bernardo played no role in…

• The Safety Net takeover plan
• The Resource Recovery Agency’s Flow Control plan
• Privatizing the Golden Hill Nursing Home Plan
• Preventing NYC from destroying public and private property by releasing muddy water into the Esopus
• Negotiating the settlements for the homes flooded by the NYC’s aqueduct

– Jon Dogar-Marinesco