Sentences with phrase «closing budget gaps»

Buffalo Comptroller Mark Schroeder speaks Tuesday in City Hall, warning of tough financial times ahead for the municipal government if it doesn't curb its habit of closing budget gaps by using reserve funds.

Despite the fact that it's a weekday afternoon, city hall is empty, too -; the result of a government - mandated four - day workweek to help close the budget gap.

When they act to close the budget gap, will they increase taxes, or will they cut spending?

«My hair is red, but I have considered setting it on fire to demonstrate the urgency,» Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan told state lawmakers, referring to the capital city's need for $ 12.5 million to close its budget gap this year.

While Judge Kahn ruled it is not PEF's responsibility to close the budget gap, PEF continues to find savings.

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 level.

CUNY's leadership applauded the latest increase, which is being proposed while the state tries to close a budget gap.

It doesn't close a budget gap because you're just taking it out of revenue, but it is a reduction of spending.»

The new governor, who has rejected the state's traditional reliance on higher taxes and borrowing to close budget gaps, will outline specifics of his tough spending plan on Feb. 1, setting the stage for what one legislative aide called «a budget Armageddon» with the Legislature.

Budget Committee chairman Paul Sarlo echoed Senate President Steve Sweeney's call to reserve tax hikes as a final option to close budget gaps.

They conceded it may be a small step, said it was one of many that must be taken to close the budget gap.

If the county executive would start by proposing a modest increase in county property taxes — a small portion of the average homeowners» tax bill — it might obviate the need for further borrowing and show real dedication to closing that budget gap and replenishing the Drinking Water Protection Program.

The fund comprises one of several dedicated revenue streams created by the sales tax — another being open space preservation, for example — which is one - quarter of one percent, and critics say the choice to use it to close a budget gap violates the terms under which voters agreed to tax themselves.

Mr. Bellone said those decisions will help the county close its budget gap.

«While we were recently able to pass an on - time and fiscally responsible budget, our pragmatic approach to closing the budget gap has caused extreme hardship in the form of cuts to schools, health care, energy and environmental programs and a drastic reduction in the state workforce,» Avella said in a statement.

No longer receiving casino revenues, lawmakers in the city of Niagara Falls have struggled to close the budget gap.

If they're not going for an increase in the sales tax, how do the Democrats expect to raise the money to close the budget gap?

Senate leader John Sampson and Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver have agreed on the plan, but Sampson may not have the votes; Governor Paterson may use his line - item veto to strip it of member items (earmarks), millions in restored school aid, and any spending he doesn't think we can afford; and it may be anywhere from $ 200 million to $ 1.5 billion short of closing the budget gap, depending on whether Congress comes through with $ 1 billion in Medicaid funds.

The capital city in recent years has depended on a series of «spin - ups,» or advances, on the payment - in - lieu - of - tax agreements it maintains with the state to close budget gaps.

The tax increase would have been part of a broader effort to close the budget gap of $ 3.5 billion over two years.

At City Hall this morning, Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan turned up pressure on the state over the $ 12.5 million in aid the city is seeking to close its budget gap.

Mr. Ravitch's financial plan would impose tough accounting standards on state budgets, allow the state to issue $ 2 billion a year in bonds to help close budget gaps, and give the governor the power to make unilateral cuts when spending and revenues fall out of whack.

«Closing the budget gap, getting New Yorkers back to work, and giving struggling Middle Class New Yorkers the support they need to survive is the challenge we all face.

Dutchess County Government seeks to close a budget gap of up to $ 40 million in the development of the 2013 budget.

Senate Democrats wanted to suspend the program in 2015 to help close a budget gap, but relented under a barrage of criticism from good - government groups.

Paterson Demands Spending Cuts, Tax Amnesty to Close Budget Gap [Bloomberg]

In recent years, the city's school district has made several decisions to help close budget gaps, including cutting about 200 staff positions.

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«Something's got to give, and we think this is something that all sides can give a little bit, and we come up with healthier people, lower health - care costs and still some revenue to close those budget gaps,» said Dr. Richard Daines, the state health commissioner.

Originally, County Executive Ed Mangano hoped to close the budget gap and hire new cops with a $ 105 surcharge on all traffic and parking tickets, but was forced to back off in the face of public opposition.

«The state work force has already shared the pain of closing this budget gap with the 10 percent cuts to state agencies,» said PEF President Ken Brynien.

To close the budget gap, the city is proposing a 1.64 percent property tax increase, cutting nearly 200 fire, police, public works, and parks jobs, as well as joining the state restructuring board to get a $ 5 million grant.

The sooner the city begins the process of implementing actions to close the budget gaps during the financial plan period, the smaller the gaps will be in fiscal years 2019 through 2021.

«Certainly, I think it's not the silver bullet that will close the budget gap, but right now New York is shipping money to neighboring states that it could be using for restorations to health and education programs,» he said.

Treat it as the one - time, non-recurring revenue that it is, the reasoning goes, and don't use it to close some budget gap or as temporary school and local government tax relief.

Meanwhile, former Controller Carl McCall, who successfully sued governors twice to protect the pension fund from raids to close budget gaps, panned the borrowing idea.

Last year, Bloomberg threatened to close as many as 50 senior centers to close the budget gap and ultimately closed 29.

This disastrous reduction in school aid was instituted as a means to close the budget gap that year.

County Executive Steve Bellone's original budget last year 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 level.

«My hair is red, but I have considered setting it on fire to demonstrate the urgency,» Albany Mayor Kathy Sheehan told state lawmakers on Monday, referring to the capital city's need for $ 12.5 million to close its budget gap this year.

As the City of Albany waits to hear if the state will contribute $ 12.5 million to close a budget gap, residents are being cautioned to prepare for a tax hike.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg closed his budget gaps by not negotiating new contracts with any city unions, so wages and benefits for city employees remained flat.

According to Fitzpatrick and Lovenheim: «Early retirement incentives (ERIs) are increasingly prevalent in education as districts seek to close budget gaps by replacing expensive experienced teachers with lower - cost newer teachers.

With the governor and state legislators at loggerheads over how to close the budget gap — a necessary first step toward restoring the state's credit rating and restoring its ability to sell bonds — there may be more rough sailing ahead.

But even these cuts are unlikely to close the budget gap.

However this latest set - to is resolved, Washington joins the swelling ranks of school districts forced to lay off teachers, cancel textbook orders, trim summer - school plans, raise school - lunch fees or take other measures to close budget gaps caused by falling state tax revenues.

Early retirement incentives (ERIs) are increasingly prevalent in education as districts seek to close budget gaps by replacing expensive experienced teachers with lower - cost newer teachers.

During the past few months, Connecticut policymakers have struggled with the daunting task of closing a budget gap not of their own making.

From technology to music enrichment, an effective PTO - run teacher grant program can help increase a school's offerings and close budget gaps.

Schwartzenegger did all he could to try to pass the referenda that might partially close the budget gap, but from what I see now, it looks like most of the important ones have failed.