"As someone who has been involved with the youth in our community for many years, I look forward to now addressing the needs of all our taxpayers in a prompt, efficient and caring manner."

Biography:

Councilman Hogan (R-C), is a graduate of Hudson Valley Community College , State University of New York at Cortland and participated in SUNY Cortland's semester abroad program in London , England .

Councilman Hogan has been the Executive Director of the Colonie Youth Center,Inc. since 1983. The Colonie Youth Center is a non-profit organization that provides the young people of Colonie with recreation, school-age childcare and counseling services. Brian's duties include managing 20 full-time and 100 part-time employees, fiscal oversight of an annual budget of $2.3 million (2001). He has developed school-aged child-care programs that daily serve 1000 children at 14 sites, five summer camps for 350 children, numerous youth basketball leagues for 1,100 players in grades 1 through 12, and has directed the development of 250 youth recreation programs providing 24,000 hours of programming each year. He also oversees the family counseling center that provides over 3,000 youth and their families with services.

Councilman Hogan's duties at a Town Board Member include being part of the legislative, appropriating, governing, and policy-determining body of the Town. He assists in appoints all non-elected officers and employees of the Town. Councilman Hogan also acts on the budget recommended by the Town Supervisor as well as approving budget modifications or transfers. Creates non-compensatory advisory boards and, along with the Supervisor, appoints their members.