Sentences with phrase «budgeted under the mayor»

Analysis submitted by the IBO predicts that in 2017, city - funded spending to shelter homeless families and adults will cost $ 101 million more than currently budgeted under the mayor's plan.

Not exact matches

He's also served as the NYC commissioner of finance, and was the NYC deputy mayor for operations under Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, as well as budget director.

New York City's finances look to be on solid ground, with a strong economy, a balanced budget and out - year gaps that are manageable under current conditions, according to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli's assessment of the mayor's proposed spending plan, though there are risks in the years ahead.

The next mayor is facing a daunting multibillion - dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city - labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the Independent Budget Office warned yesterday.

Mr. Lander noted that under the city charter, the mayor simply has more power when it comes to the budget, particularly due to his ability to make the city's revenue estimate.

But the mayor also says when the city was under the gun to pass a budget before their Dec. 31 deadline, decisions had to be made.

In rolling out his $ 84.68 billion second - draft budget proposal for the coming fiscal year, the mayor acceded to requests from City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito that the city set aside money to help foreign nationals faced with arrest and expulsion under President Donald Trump's aggressive enforcement agenda.

The entire budget, which has been shrinking in recent years, will be cut under the mayor's current proposed budget, which is expected to be balanced and passed by the end of the month, a spokesperson for the group said.

The preliminary budget de Blasio has prepared is basically a rough guess, since there's so much uncertainty under Trump, the mayor said.

Even though the city has a budget surplus, the mayor said the city is operating under the premise that it would be on its own if a recession hit.

MANHATTAN — The city's fire and police forces would shrink to their lowest levels in more than a decade under the mayor's preliminary budget plan, according to a new report.

The next mayor of NYC is facing a multibillion - dollar bill for retroactive pay hikes because the entire city - labor force has been working for more than two years under expired contracts, the Independent Budget Office warned.

Malliotakis was also deeply critical of the substantial increase in the City budget under de Blasio, both on the amounts spent and the reliance by the mayor (in her view) of increasing spending as a solution to all problems.

The de Blasio administration struck its clearest blow yet against the city's charter schools last week when schools chancellor Carmen Fariña announced that a $ 210 million pot in the Department of Education's capital budget would be diverted away from charter school construction, likely towards the construction of pre-K seats under the mayor's plan.

And the mayor did not include funding in the budget for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), telling reporters he is not open to increasing the city's contribution to the MTA «under current circumstances.»

The mayor has declared the plan on time and within budget and earlier this year he also announced an additional $ 1.9 billion investment to create 10,000 more affordable housing for low - income earners, including 5,000 more dedicated senior housing units, for a total of 15,000 senior units under the plan.

DOWNTOWN — Three Manhattan fire companies are slated to close under the mayor's latest budget proposal, including a pair of companies located near Ground Zero and one famously featured in the film «Ghostbusters.»

Under a revised budget plan unveiled at City Hall Friday, the city will continue to pursue its controversial plan to lay off 4,100 teachers and eliminate an additional 2,000 classroom positions through attrition, the mayor said.

All these, the mayor stressed, would be paid for through $ 1.25 billion in new savings through fiscal 2017, along with the $ 1 billion already identified in the preliminary budget, under the Citywide Savings Program.

De Blasio's first budget in February of 2014 left the DHS capital budget unchanged from the November 2013 budget modification under former mayor Michael Bloomberg.

Whenever you doubt that think of my list above or this simple fact: NYC has stayed in the black for twelve years (even though the mayor claimed otherwise more than once just to keep us fiscally conservative) and unlike many cities with far less social programs, NYC never had to entertain bankruptcy (e.g., Detroit goes under with $ 18 billion debt but NYC thrives with a $ 24 billion budget for DOE alone).

He laid out the major new investments from the preliminary budget — including $ 115 million for the $ 15 minimum wage for city employees and contracted workers, investments in public safety, funding education initiatives under the mayor's Equity and Excellence agenda, investments in transportation and social services, along with a few Council priorities.

Under the city charter, the mayor must present a proposed budget on Oct. 1 each year.

Troy is facing a 9.3 percent property tax increase under the municipal budget proposed by outgoing Democratic mayor Lou Rosamilia, who's not seeking another term.

Although Stringer has not been especially vocal in questioning the rapid increase in expenditure under de Blasio, he puts out his own easy - to - read analysis each year of the mayor's budget and has advocated for increased savings, insisting that the city must maintain an adequate «budget cushion» to weather a potential economic downturn.

He urged that the superintendent, under the direction of the mayor, be given control over the budget and all hiring and firing in the district.

The mayor claimed that he couldn't afford the teachers» contractual 4 % raise (something that never happened under Duncan) which may be allowable if there is a legitimate, severe budget shortfall.