The law will require contracts in excess of $ 100,000 dollars issued by the City of Syracuse, guarantee that at least 20 percent of the hours worked on a job will be
done by city residents.
Under the city's public - funding system, candidates may receive $ 6 in taxpayer funds for each of the first $ 175
donated by a city resident, for a maximum of $ 1,050 in public funds per contributor.
«Getting permission from the state for a local income tax about one percent that would be
paid by city residents, and also commuters coming into the city, that would be used for both the city side and school district side,» Humphrey said.
According to the council, restoring the tax would help the city pay for the cost of police, fire, transportation and other services
used by city residents and commuters who come into the city every day.
Few of the challenges
faced by city residents were left untouched during a recent wide - ranging discussion with City Comptroller Scott M. Stringer.
The first,
filed by a city resident and a member of the Hartford City Council, alleged that Coleman improperly used his annual taxpayer - financed update for political purposes and his campaign against Wooden, which is not allowed under state statutes.
It also offers a textbook case in two approaches to running a campaign in a city where small donations carry a premium — under the city's system, the first $ 175 given to a
candidate by city residents is matched six - to - one with public funds.
The DCA recently issued subpoenas to 15 debt settlement companies that were the subject of
complaints by city residents or are based in the New York area.
Created and cared
for by city residents, community gardeners dedicate their time to beautify and make productive space that was formerly underutilized.
These new devices might be those purchased by other city departments (homeland security, police, emergency vehicles, education, health, social services), or
by city residents (mesh - enabled laptops, cell phones, PDAs).