Sentences with phrase «state authorities budget»

Environmental groups are calling for an investigation of the board by the state Authorities Budget Office.

But the report by the State Authorities Budget Office, a watchdog over public authorities and public benefit corporations created in 2009, found that the board of the Environmental Facilities Corporation did not exercise sufficient scrutiny of the loan.

SURA is under criticism from the state Authorities Budget Office, which issued a report last week questioning why the agency has 103 employees who work for city departments.

The grant would have been in addition to at least $ 150 million the state has already provided ORDA over the last decade, according to ORDA's independent audits that are filed with the state Authorities Budget Office.

The report issued by the New York State Authorities Budget Office found that the Administration had violated the state's open meeting law and that the agency charged with overseeing the arrangement has failed to sufficiently scrutinize the deal.

The state Authorities Budget Office, a relatively young watchdog charged with overseeing such entities, applauded the bill signing as «a significant step forward in reforming the vast and archaic web of public authorities in New York.»

I also filed a letter with the New York State Authorities Budget Office asking for a performance audit of the ECWA.

«As a concerned citizen of Erie County, I ask that the New York State Authorities Budget Office conduct a performance audit of the Erie County Water Authority (ECWA) under Title 2 of New York's Public Authorities law,» said Schoeneman in her letter to the ABO.

Source: Office of the New York State Comptroller, New York State Authorities Budget Office, Times Union research

According to information from the New York State Authorities Budget Office, only about a dozen authority board members would be covered by the order under the Cuomo administration's new interpretation — and at least one of them is among those who have donated to the governor.

The environmental groups are calling for an investigation of the board, by the state Authorities Budget Office.

Also at 10 a.m., Assemblyman Sean Ryan will discuss a new report from the state Authorities Budget Office which shows that 44 percent of Industrial Development Agencies across the state did not live up to their job creation promises during the last four years, 936 Delaware Avenue, Suite 5, Buffalo.

Common Cause New York sent a letter to New York State Authorities Budget Office, asking it to probe Lhota, who is registered to lobby on behalf of NYU Hospitals Center.

Common Cause / NY, a good - government group, filed a complaint earlier Wednesday to the state Authorities Budget Office, which oversees the state's public authorities.

The report by the state Authorities Budget Office also says the city «appears to misuse various grant funds» to pay personnel costs for some employees of the urban renewal agency.

The State Authorities Budget Office subpoenaed the Partnership this month, seeking copies of the Goshen nonprofit's records dating to November 2011.

The state Authorities Budget Office recommended that the Saratoga Springs City Center consider adopting a formal policy regarding its marquis after the state received a complaint about the lighted sign advertising an event with former mayoral candidate Mark Baker.

Those questions are now part of a formal complaint filed by Reinvent Albany, a good - government group, with the New York State Authorities Budget Office, the subpoena - empowered body charged with watching over the state's dizzying array of quasi-independent authorities.

The state Authorities Budget Office notified Syracuse in 2009, months before Miner took office, that using an urban renewal agency to hire city workers had been declared illegal decades ago by the state comptroller.

Last month, the New York State Authority Budget Office criticized the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (UCIDA) for hiring auditors without using a competitive bidding process.

Last month, the New York State Authority Budget Office criticized the Ulster County Industrial Development Agency (UCIDA) for hiring auditors

In 2015, the IDA was informed by the New York State Authority Budget Office of the State Comptroller's Formal Opinion No.2014 - F1 which stated that Industrial Development Agency's did not have the legal authority to create subsidiaries for purposes outside of those specifically authorized in their enabling legislation and that IDA's are not authorized,» to make grants or loans of its money to any type of entity.»

Not exact matches

The French ideas about turning the euro zone into a virtual federal state, with its own finance minister, budget, and executive and legislative authorities will probably be among the key talking points in a reform program that is supposed to lead to a tightly integrated economic and political union.

As part of its 2006 election platform, the Conservative Party promised to «create an Independent Budget Authority to provide objective analysis directly to Parliament about the state of the nation's finances and trends in the national economy; require government departments and agencies to provide timely information to the Parliamentary Budget Authority to ensure it has the information it needs to provide accurate analyses to Parliament; and ensure that government fiscal forecasts are updated quarterly and that they provide complete data for both revenue and spending forecasts».

Anyone know how much money the state is pumping into the Thruway Authority via the budget this year?

That criticism has to do with what Paladino describes as more than $ 1 Billion from the New York State Power Authority's budget.

«Those are costs that could be considered a hidden tax on people who pay utility bills across New York to support the state budget with dollars that are flowing through the New York Power Authority,» said Deputy State Comptroller Bob state budget with dollars that are flowing through the New York Power Authority,» said Deputy State Comptroller Bob State Comptroller Bob Ward.

The Authorities Budget Office released a report that found over 25 percent of the 577 public authorities have board members who have not attended state approved training as required by the Public AuthoAuthorities Budget Office released a report that found over 25 percent of the 577 public authorities have board members who have not attended state approved training as required by the Public Authoauthorities have board members who have not attended state approved training as required by the Public AuthoritiesAuthorities law.

At 3 p.m., state Liquor Authority Chairman Vincent Bradley delivers a regional budget briefing, Marist College, Student Center Room 3101, 3399 North Rd., Poughkeepsie.

He also is urging the Governor and Legislature to tap into the state's $ 5.1 billion surplus before enabling the Thruway Authority to reach into taxpayers» pockets to fund any Thruway budget shortfall.

He said Wednesday he won't sign the state budget unless it includes «real and immediate remedies» for the authority's tenants.

Worked with the Legislature and Governor to approve legislation that continues the appointment of monitors in East Ramapo, provides new oversight authority for the monitors and the Department over the school district's budget, and provides $ 3 million in state funds to restore and expand educational programming for the public schools within the district;

«Thruway Authority officials insist the project finances are under control and within the budgeted cost,» the report states.

The Business Council of New York State, Inc. the State's leading business advocacy organization, opposes the Executive Budget proposal to create the position of chief procurement officer, to be appointed by the governor and given principal oversight authority over all state procuremState, Inc. the State's leading business advocacy organization, opposes the Executive Budget proposal to create the position of chief procurement officer, to be appointed by the governor and given principal oversight authority over all state procuremState's leading business advocacy organization, opposes the Executive Budget proposal to create the position of chief procurement officer, to be appointed by the governor and given principal oversight authority over all state procuremstate procurements.

He has visited New York City public housing repeatedly over the last month, and even declared a state of emergency last week, promising $ 250 million in additional funding in the state budget ($ 550 million has been allocated to the New York City Housing Authority since 2015).

The new state budget recently signed by Cuomo creates the Design and Construction Corp., a three - member panel to be selected by Cuomo that will advise other state departments on construction projects costing $ 50 million or more, such as large university buildings, the new Penn Station and planned upgrades at the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

When Gov. Andrew Cuomo allocated $ 418 million to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority for emergency repairs in the state's budget, Mayor Bill de Blasio agreed — at first begrudgingly — to match the financing.

With help from the extra fare revenue, the creation of the state's Payroll Mobility Tax, and internal cost - cutting, the authority's finances steadily improved over the years, and it expects to close out 2017 with an $ 80 million budget surplus.

The complaint asks the Authorities Budget Office to investigate the State Environmental Facilities Corporation for potential violations of the Public Authorities Reform Act it engaged in while fast tracking the approval of a $ 256m loan for the Thruway Authority to pay for Tappan Zee Bridge construction.

Despite low approval ratings, Paterson managed to impose budget cuts, increase oversight for New York's authorities and create a new pension tier for incoming state workers.

Lerner wrote a letter, dated Nov. 15, to the state's Authorities Budget Office, requesting an investigation into the matter.

DiNapoli complains that the latest state budget allows for $ 475 million in new SAM spending and a $ 385 million boost in borrowing authority — with no explanation of the need, since much of last year's $ 1.5 billion in SAM funds is still unspent.

Rather than line out specific amounts for individual projects, the funds are giant lumps of cash inserted into budget legislation, with diffuse language governing their spending and a nod toward a process for spending that involves a state agency or authority and sometimes a memorandum of understanding with legislative leaders.

Mr. Cuomo's budget proposes forcing all projects receiving such funding to get the approval of the Public Authorities Control Board — the three voting members of which are himself, Mr. Heastie and State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan — before going forward.

The budget contains the largest state transportation plan ever approved, with over $ 55 billion of transportation investments statewide, including $ 27.14 billion for State Department of Transportation and Thruway programs and $ 27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority progstate transportation plan ever approved, with over $ 55 billion of transportation investments statewide, including $ 27.14 billion for State Department of Transportation and Thruway programs and $ 27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority progState Department of Transportation and Thruway programs and $ 27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority programs.

The budget will also grow the economy with a $ 4.2 billion middle class tax cut when fully effective and critical statewide infrastructure investments — including a new $ 55 billion State Transportation Plan that commits $ 27.14 billion for Department of Transportation and Thruway programs and $ 27.98 billion for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

In accordance with Section 2801 of this Law, State authorities must submit a budget report 90

Mr. Bellone's original budget had not called for dipping into the sewer stabilization fund at all, but rather closing the budget gap in the $ 2.7 billion budget through borrowing from the New York State Dormitory Authority, a path that would have required legislation approved at the state lState Dormitory Authority, a path that would have required legislation approved at the state lstate level.

The governor's use of executive authority — especially during the budget process — has annoyed Democratic lawmakers in the state Assembly as well.

The governor is tying the measures to spending in the state budget — a move that tests the limits of the governor's legal authority.