Sentences with phrase «consolidate local government services»

Cuomo tossed out his name during a speech pushing his plan to consolidate local government services.

In addition to the gondola and State Fair announcements, Cuomo recapped his priorities for Upstate New York during the ongoing legislative session, including bringing ride - booking apps like Uber here, consolidating local government services to reduce property taxes and tax cuts for the middle class.

Not exact matches

Under the auspices of legislation signed this week by the governor, Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney will soon convene a panel of local politicians tasked with consolidating government services.

«The legislature needs to roll back costly state mandates on local governments — and then help them consolidate, share services, downsize and realign their workforces to save taxpayer dollars.»

Governor Cuomo's call for local governments to share and consolidate services has been met with mixed reaction across the state.

At a news conference Monday, Mahoney and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner announced a plan to create a spreadsheet that describes every service from every local government in the county, and from there look for ways to consolidate governments.

Cuomo's plan would use state money to refund slight increases directly to individual homeowners - but only if those local governments also keep tax increases to under 2 percent and make serious plans to consolidate services.

He said local governments «rarely» work together to consolidate or share services on anything from combining human services departments or sharing equipment like road grading machines.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney will soon convene a panel of local politicians tasked with consolidating government services.

Cuomo says the restructuring board could also provide political cover for local government leaders who need to make unpopular decisions, like laying off workers in order to consolidate services, or reducing the number of city councilmembers or supervisory boards.

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Silver says Cuomo's proposal, which relies on the cooperation of local governments and schools to keep spending under two percent in the first year, and to consolidate services in the second year, might not give a tax break to everyone.

Officials were told their plans must demonstrate new recurring property tax savings by eliminating or consolidating duplicative local government services, and they were instructed to hold a minimum of three public hearings.

But when asked about some specific government services, a majority of the 940 voters polled expressed support for consolidating them across multiple local governments.

County executives or county administrators would be required to develop proposals for sharing services or consolidating functions among local governments.

Rockland County Executive Ed Day on Thursday became the latest local government leader to embrace Gov. Andrew Cuomo's proposal to consolidate and share services on the local level in order to reduce property taxes.

Cuomo wants county officials — either the elected executive or appoint administer — work with local governments to develop plans that would combine services or consolidate towns, villages and cities.

By the second year, the homeowners in municipalities living within the tax cap would receive a receive of their tax increase if the local government is taking «meaningful concrete steps» toward a permanent structural savings such as sharing services or consolidating local governments.

Meeting with the state Business Council last fall, Cuomo said he wanted to use some of the state's $ 5 billion windfall surplus from financial settlements to encourage local governments to share and consolidate services.

Cuomo laid out a broad plan early in January to subsidize local governments and schools who freeze taxes, as long as they consolidate services in the second year of the plan.

Under Cuomo's plan, the tax freeze would kick in for individual property owners only if local governments kept tax increases minimal and took steps toward consolidating services.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Mayor Stephanie Miner has joined more than 100 local government officials in opposition to Gov. Andrew Cuomo's property tax freeze - a plan built on requiring localities to consolidate services.

And in doing, the commission recommends putting pressure on local governments to act — both by living within the tax cap and then sharing services or consolidating — with the local voters in the area ostensibly being enticed by the carrot that is a tax rebate amounting to two years» worth of a freeze.

Cuomo has had trouble encouraging local governments to consolidate and share services.

Those proposals include a $ 500 million investment in broadband Internet access in rural upstate areas, the creation of an infrastructure bank, using $ 500 million from the state's surplus to further provide incentives to local governments to consolidate and share services and the Global NY initiative, meant to promote overseas trade of state businesses.

Silver says Cuomo's proposal, which relies on the cooperation of local governments and schools to keep spending under 2 percent in the first year, and to consolidate services in the second year, might not give a tax break to everyone.

His plan to freeze property tax rates for two years is dependent on local governments and schools demonstrating that they are consolidating and sharing some services with other governments in the second year.

In a recent meeting with Dutchess County's mayors and supervisors, County Executive Molinaro outlined how his budget proposal will impact local municipalities and encourage localities to work together and with the County to find greater efficiencies, consolidate government, enhance service delivery and reduce costs for taxpayers.

Cuomo, in one of his six «State of the State» speeches last week, endorsed a plan that would require county leaders to meet with local governments to identify ways to cut costs and consolidate services.

The governor has also said he would use some for tax credits to local governments who consolidate their services with other municipalities.

The local governments and schools would also, in the second year of the program, have to demonstrate that they are consolidating and sharing some services with other governments.

SPECTRUM NEWS VIDEO: Local governments are willing to find ways to consolidate and share services if it means saving their taxpayers money, but they don't want to take on another unfunded mandate.

But in exchange, local governments and school districts would have to stay within the state - imposed 2 percent cap on spending growth as well as consolidate or share services in long - term savings plans approved by Albany.

When asked what services the three local government leaders at Cuomo's press conference would consolidate in order to qualify, the room fell silent.

The governor's plan relies on local governments consolidating or sharing services in order for the state to pick up increases on homeowners» property tax bills.

The key to winning support in the Senate, according to DeFrancisco, is easing up on state - mandated programs and costs to local governments while at the same time acknowledging that some communities have taken steps to curb costs and consolidate services.