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.
Cuomo tossed out his name during a speech pushing his plan to
consolidate local government services.
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.
Lastly the report recommends
local governments create a Council of Governments which convene and discuss matters of governance as well as the best means to consolidate services wheneve
governments create a Council of
Governments which convene and discuss matters of governance as well as the best means to consolidate services wheneve
Governments which convene and discuss matters of governance as well as the best means to
consolidate services whenever possible.
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.
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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.