Sentences with phrase «city budget watchdog»

That's why city budget watchdogs focus on what mayors do with the proceeds.

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David Stringer, a 56 - year - old real - estate broker and brother of NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer, is a serial tax deadbeat who owes the IRS and state Tax Department as much as $ 447,370 while his brother preaches financial prudence as the city's budget watchdog.

Buffalo's fiscal watchdog says the city needs to get out of its longtime habit of taking money from reserves to close out budget deficits.

The budget for the office of the city's financial watchdog grew at twice the rate of the rest of the government over the last two years, according to data examined...

Facing criticism from de Blasio, his allies, and budget watchdogs who warned the shifts would devastate the city's finances, Cuomo insisted his budgeting would simply foster a joint cost - saving exercise that in the end wouldn't cost the city anything.

That's the general sense I got speaking with budget experts and financial watchdogs when it comes to struggling local governments and whether there are any parallels between the Motor City's bankruptcy and the troubles facing upstate cities like Rochester, Syracuse and Utica.

Mayor Bill de Blasio has asked New York City commissioners to look for ways to cut costs in a gesture of fiscal moderation prompted by worries over the rocky world economy, drawing cautious praise from budget watchdogs.

Fiscal watchdogs said they're wary of the plan, as the city's capital budget is already high and that speeding up these approved projects will beget more spending.

Cuomo's proposed $ 168 billion executive budget released Tuesday would impose significant liabilities on de Blasio and the city he governs by requiring it to assume more financial responsibility for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, according to budget watchdogs.

This is true in terms of the raw dollar amount, which is several billion, but with a $ 83.4 billion budget that has expanded rapidly under de Blasio, the city is somewhat short of a safe «budget cushion,» according to Comptroller Scott Stringer and other watchdogs.

Syracuse, N.Y. - A state budget watchdog and some local conservative leaders are defending Mayor Stephanie Miner's insistence on answers before embracing a $ 500 million sports facility in a city set to run out of money in as little as three years.

Budget watchdogs and rating agencies do agree that this administration has been fiscally responsible in its spending but many have called on the city to boost these reserves to insulate against a widely forecasted economic downturn.

While we all appreciate the need to cut the city budget, we should not balance our books by weakening important city government watchdogs like the public advocate.

Fiscal watchdogs and independent budget analysts have estimated those proposed cuts — which include a shift in how the City University of New York schools are funded, city assumption of its own growth in Medicaid costs, and a state clawback of savings the city achieved through a debt refinancing — would cost the city nearly $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year, an amount that would increase with each passing yCity University of New York schools are funded, city assumption of its own growth in Medicaid costs, and a state clawback of savings the city achieved through a debt refinancing — would cost the city nearly $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year, an amount that would increase with each passing ycity assumption of its own growth in Medicaid costs, and a state clawback of savings the city achieved through a debt refinancing — would cost the city nearly $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year, an amount that would increase with each passing ycity achieved through a debt refinancing — would cost the city nearly $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year, an amount that would increase with each passing ycity nearly $ 1 billion in the coming fiscal year, an amount that would increase with each passing year.

An economic slowdown is widely expected by city officials, economists, and budget watchdogs, and the Council's budget response notes the consequences it could have on consumer spending, tax revenue, real estate prices, and cost of living.

And while he is taking additional steps — like the formation of the new Citywide Savings Unit at the Office of Management and Budget — it is not yet clear to what extent de Blasio will follow the advice of budget watchdogs like the Citizens Budget Commission and city Comptroller Scott StrBudget — it is not yet clear to what extent de Blasio will follow the advice of budget watchdogs like the Citizens Budget Commission and city Comptroller Scott Strbudget watchdogs like the Citizens Budget Commission and city Comptroller Scott StrBudget Commission and city Comptroller Scott Stringer.

The Boston Municipal Research Bureau, a nonprofit watchdog that tracks city finances, said that if Baker's budget is approved, the amount of money the city receives in education aid would have risen by 5.5 percent going back to fiscal year 2013.