OCIDA Monitor Position Extended for Another 3 Years, Powers Expanded

Skoufis said the monitor can now stop votes that are against state law, have conflicts of interest, or are against taxpayers’ interests before any voting occurs

State Senator James Skoufis (C), alongside Assemblymembers Jonathan Jacobson (L) and Chris Eachus at Skoufis's office in the Town of Cornwall, N.Y., on May 22, 2026. Oliver Mantyk/The Epoch Times

MOUNT HOPE, N.Y.—The state-appointed monitor position for the Orange County Industrial Development Agency (OCIDA) has been extended for an additional three years and given greater powers over the agency.

State Sen. James Skoufis, as well as state Assemblymembers Jonathan Jacobson and Chris Eachus, announced on May 22 at a press conference that the extension for the monitor position had been passed in a budget bill the day before. Skoufis said state Assemblymember Paula Kay was also key in passing the extension.