As president of the New York Conference of Mayors (NYCOM), Mayor Kennedy specifically opposed the NYS 2019 Criminal Justice Reforms that create a burden for police departments, to perform their initial "discovery" obligations in a reasonable time. These discovery changes are expected to increase municipal spending and cost Freeport taxpayers in excess of 2.2 million dollars, or a 5.7 % tax increase next year— beginning January 1, 2020.
https://www.law.com/newyorklawjournal/2019/11/18/mayors-in-ny-join-call-for-more-state-funding-to-implement-criminal-justice-reforms/?slreturn=20191019140350